Mysia
Where it is
39.51° N, 26.08° E · Located through Troas
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Mentioned most in
Counted from 2 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0
About this place
Mysia was a region in the northwest of Asia Minor (modern Turkey), bordering the Aegean Sea. It is mentioned in the New Testament in connection with Paul's second missionary journey (Act.16.7-8). Paul and his companions, including Silas and Timothy, had traveled throughout Phrygia and Galatia, but were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach in Asia. When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them. So, they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas, where Paul received a vision of a man from Macedonia asking for help, leading them to cross over to Europe.
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Every mention
2 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
Acts 2 mentions
Acts 16:7When they had come opposite Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit didn’t allow them.Acts 16:8Passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.
What the dictionary says
A province in the north-west of Asia Minor.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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- STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
- OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · www.openbible.info/geo/
- Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain