City
Iconium
Identified site. Scholarly consensus identifies this site.
- Ancient name
- Iconium
- Modern location
- Konya · Turkey
- Location
- Identified site
Editorial summary
A great number of Jews and Greeks believed here, but the city was divided, and an attempt to stone the apostles forced them to flee.
What happened here
2A divided city
A great multitude of Jews and Greeks believed, and the apostles stayed a long time. But the city was divided, and when an attempt was made to stone them, they fled.
Strengthening the new churches
Retracing their route through Lystra, Iconium and Antioch, they encouraged the disciples to continue in the faith and appointed elders in every church.
People here
2On these journeys
Scripture
Nearby in the atlas
Location certainty
Scholarly consensus identifies this site.
- Coordinates
- 37.8722° N, 32.4923° E