Sacred Atlas

Canonical Place Record

Philippi

First major Macedonian church in Acts, with Lydia and the jailer. See Scripture references, modern location, confidence level, and source attribution from Sacred Atlas.

Modern locationEastern Macedonia, Greece
ConfidenceHigh
Scripture refs6

High confidence

Modern identification

Philippi archaeological site - Eastern Macedonia, Greece

Coordinates41.0121, 24.2846
Kindsettlement
Claims7
Sources3

Scripture anchors

Acts 16:12-40Philippians 1:1Acts 16:12Acts 20:6Phil 1:11 Thes 2:2

Why this place is in the atlas

First major Macedonian church in Acts, with Lydia and the jailer.

Claim ledger

names[0].value Philippi Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
summary.en First major Macedonian church in Acts, with Lydia and the jailer. Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
foreignKeys[0] ancientId: a49e1d0, urlSlug: philippi, friendlyId: Philippi OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0 - High
identifications[0].coordinates latitude: 41.012072, longitude: 24.284576, precision: approximate OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0; upstream ODbL-1.0 - High
identifications[0].modernRegion Eastern Macedonia Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
scriptureReferences Acts 16:12-40, Philippians 1:1, Acts 16:12, Acts 20:6 King James Version 1769 - Public-Domain - High
temporalScopes c. AD 49-50: Paul enters Macedonia Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium