Sacred Atlas

Bible Place Guide

Lystra in the Bible

Paul heals a lame man, is mistaken for a god, and later Timothy is connected to the region. See Scripture references, modern location, confidence level, and source attribution from Sacred Atlas.

Modern locationCentral Anatolia, Turkey
ConfidenceMedium
Scripture refs8

Medium confidence

Modern identification

near Hatunsaray/Konya region - Central Anatolia, Turkey

Coordinates37.6017, 32.3384
Kindsettlement
Claims7
Sources3

Scripture anchors

Acts 14:8-20Acts 16:1-2Acts 14:6Acts 14:8Acts 14:21Acts 16:1Acts 16:22 Tim 3:11

Why this place is in the atlas

Paul heals a lame man, is mistaken for a god, and later Timothy is connected to the region.

Claim ledger

names[0].value Lystra Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
summary.en Paul heals a lame man, is mistaken for a god, and later Timothy is connected to the region. Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
foreignKeys[0] ancientId: af0719d, urlSlug: lystra, friendlyId: Lystra OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium
identifications[0].coordinates latitude: 37.6017, longitude: 32.3384, precision: approximate OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0; upstream ODbL-1.0 - Medium
identifications[0].modernRegion Central Anatolia Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium
scriptureReferences Acts 14:8-20, Acts 16:1-2, Acts 14:6, Acts 14:8 King James Version 1769 - Public-Domain - High
temporalScopes c. AD 40s-50s: Pauline mission in Galatia/Lycaonia Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium