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== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70647" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70647" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> [[Philippi]] (''fĭ-lĭp'pî'' ). [[A]] city of Macedonia. It was on the borders of Thrace, 83 Roman miles northeast of Amphipolis, and about ten miles from Neapolis its port, where Paul landed. It was built on the site of a village, called. Krenides (also Datos), by Philip king of Macedon, and made a strong military station. From the New Testament history Philippi appears to have been the first city in Europe which heard the gospel. The account of Paul's visit and of his founding of a church there is given in Acts 16:1-40. </p> | ||
== Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_48453" /> == | == Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_48453" /> == | ||
