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Where is Iconium in the Bible?

Iconium was a city in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) that was visited by the apostle Paul during his missionary journeys. Iconium appears in 6 verses across 2 books of the Bible.

What happened at Iconium?

Iconium was a city in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) that was visited by the apostle Paul during his missionary journeys. After being forced to leave Antioch in Pisidia, Paul and Barnabas went to Iconium, where they preached in the synagogue and many Jews and Gentiles believed (Act.13.51; 14:1). However, the unbelieving Jews stirred up opposition, and Paul and Barnabas had to flee to Lystra and Derbe (Act.14.19, 21). Later, Paul revisited Iconium to strengthen the disciples (Act.16.2). In his letter to Timothy, Paul mentions the persecutions he endured in Iconium (2Ti.3.11). Iconium was located in the region of Lycaonia and was an important city in the Roman province of Galatia. Today, it is known as Konya, Turkey.

Definition text: STEPBible · Tyndale House Cambridge. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Lightly edited for length and formatting.

Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.

Where does Iconium appear in the Bible?

Iconium is referenced in 6 verses across 2 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

Acts 52 Timothy 1

What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Iconium.

AntiochLystraDustFeetSynagogueJews

Common questions

How many times does the Bible mention Iconium?

Iconium appears in 6 verses across 2 books, most often in Acts, which accounts for 5 of them.

Which books of the Bible mention Iconium?

Acts, 2 Timothy.

Where can I read every verse about Iconium?

This page lists 6 of them. Protos carries all 6, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.

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