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Where Is Ephesus Today?

Ephesus is identified with Ephesus near Selcuk. See modern location, confidence level, Scripture references, coordinates, and source attribution.

Modern locationIzmir Province, Turkey
ConfidenceHigh
Scripture refs23

High confidence

Modern identification

Ephesus near Selcuk - Izmir Province, Turkey

Coordinates37.9391, 27.3407
Kindsettlement
Claims7
Sources3

Scripture anchors

Acts 19Ephesians 1:1Revelation 2:1-7Acts 18:19Acts 18:21Acts 18:24Acts 18:27Acts 19:1Acts 19:17Acts 19:23Acts 19:26Acts 19:35Acts 20:16Acts 20:17Acts 21:291 Cor 15:321 Cor 16:8Eph 1:11 Tim 1:32 Tim 1:182 Tim 4:12Rev 1:11Rev 2:1

Why this place is in the atlas

Major Pauline ministry center and one of the seven churches of Revelation.

Claim ledger

names[0].value Ephesus Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
summary.en Major Pauline ministry center and one of the seven churches of Revelation. Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
foreignKeys[0] ancientId: a5feb15, urlSlug: ephesus, friendlyId: Ephesus OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0 - High
identifications[0].coordinates latitude: 37.939125, longitude: 27.3407, precision: approximate OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data - CC-BY-4.0; upstream ODbL-1.0 - High
identifications[0].modernRegion Izmir Province Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - High
scriptureReferences Acts 19, Ephesians 1:1, Revelation 2:1-7, Acts 18:19 King James Version 1769 - Public-Domain - High
temporalScopes c. AD 50s: Paul ministers in Ephesus, c. AD 90s: Revelation address Sacred Atlas Editorial Review - CC-BY-4.0 - Medium