- Laodicea:
- Laodicea and Hierapolis were both cities of Phrygia in Asia Minor, between which, and equidistant from each, was situated Colosse. Laodicea was seated near the Lycus, about 63 miles east of Ephesus; and became one of the largest and richest towns in Phrygia, vying in power with the maritime cities. It is now called Eski-hissar, the old castle; and besides the whole surface within the city's wall being strewed with pedestals and fragments, the ruins of an amphitheatre, a magnificent odeum, and other public buildings, attest its former splendour and magnificence. But, when visited by Dr. Chandler, all was silence and solitude; and a fox, first discovered by his ears peeping over a brow, was the only inhabitant of Laodicea. Hierapolis, now Pambouk-Kaiesi, was situated, according to the Itinerary, six miles n of Laodicea; and its ruins are now about a mile and a half in circumference. "Saluteª° the¹ brethrenª which are inª Laodicea,ª andª Nymphas,ª andª the¹ churchª which is inª hisª house.ª ... Andª whenª this epistleª is readª° amongª you,ª causeª° thatª it be readª° alsoª inª the¹ churchª of the Laodiceans;²¹ andª that² yeª²° likewiseª readª° the¹ [epistle] fromª Laodicea.ª" {Col 4:15-16} + "Forª I wouldª° that yeª knewª° what greatª conflictª I haveª° forª you,ª andª [for] them¹ atª Laodicea,ª andª [for] as many asª have²° notª seenª° myª faceª inª the flesh;ª" {Col 2:1} + "Saying,ª° Iª amª°¹ Alphaª andª¹ Omega,ª the¹ firstª andª the¹ last:ª and,ª Whatª thou seest,ª° writeª° inª a book,ª andª sendª° [it] unto the¹ sevenª churchesª whichª are inª Asia;ª untoª Ephesus,ª andª untoª Smyrna,ª andª untoª Pergamos,ª andª untoª Thyatira,ª andª untoª Sardis,ª andª untoª Philadelphia,ª andª untoª Laodicea.ª" {Rev 1:11} + "Andª unto the¹ angelª of the¹ churchª of the Laodiceansª write;ª° These thingsª saithª° the¹ Amen,ª the¹ faithfulª andª trueª witness,ª the¹ beginningª of the¹ creationª of God;ª ... I counselª° theeª to buyª° ofª meª goldª triedª° inª the fire,ª thatª thou mayest be rich;ª° andª whiteª raiment,ª that²¹ thou mayest be clothed,ª° andª [that] the¹ shameª of thyª nakednessª do²° notª appear;ª° andª anointª° thineª eyesª with eyesalve,ª thatª thou mayest see.ª°" {Rev 3:14-18}
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