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Derbe

Δερβαῖος · Derbaios · G1190Δέρβη · Derbē · G1191“a sting” Hitchcock's 18694 mentions, all in Acts

Where it is

GalatiaGalatiaIconiumIconiumCiliciaCiliciaCappadociaCappadociaPamphyliaPamphyliaAntiochAntiochDerbeabout 555 km across

37.35° N, 33.27° E

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Mentioned most in

Acts · 4
Counted from 4 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

Derbe was a city in the region of Lycaonia, located in modern-day Turkey. It was one of the cities visited by Paul and Barnabas during their first missionary journey after they were forced to flee from Iconium (Act.14.6). In Derbe, they preached the gospel and made many disciples (Act.14.20-21). On Paul's second missionary journey, he revisited Derbe, where he met Timothy, who became his faithful companion and co-worker (Act.16.1). Gaius, one of Paul's travel companions, was also from Derbe (Act.20.4). The city was located on the eastern edge of the Roman province of Galatia and was known for its fertile soil and agricultural production.

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Every mention

4 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Acts 4 mentions

Acts 14:6they became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, Derbe, and the surrounding region.Acts 14:20But as the disciples stood around him, he rose up, and entered into the city. On the next day he went out with Barnabas to Derbe.Acts 16:1He came to Derbe and Lystra; and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess who believed, but his father was a Greek.Acts 20:4These accompanied him as far as Asia: Sopater of Beroea, Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, Gaius of Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.

What the dictionary says

A small town on the eastern part of the upland plain of Lycaonia, about 20 miles from Lystra.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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