What is Asia in the Bible?
Region where Paul preached for two years and where the seven churches of Revelation stood.
Asia in the New Testament is a region named in Acts, the letters and Revelation, where Ephesus and other churches stood. Background: it was the Roman province of Asia in the west of what is now Turkey.
Asia in the Bible
People from Asia are among the crowd at Pentecost (Acts 2:9), and Jews of Asia dispute with Stephen (Acts 6:9). The Holy Ghost at first forbids Paul to preach there (Acts 16:6), but later, during two years of Paul's work, all who dwell in Asia hear the word of the Lord Jesus (Acts 19:10). The silversmiths of Ephesus complain that Paul has turned many away throughout Asia, where the goddess Diana is worshipped (Acts 19:26-27).
Tychicus and Trophimus come from Asia (Acts 20:4), and Jews from Asia stir up the crowd against Paul in the temple (Acts 21:27). Paul writes of trouble in Asia so severe that he despaired of life (2 Corinthians 1:8) and of those in Asia who turned away from him (2 Timothy 1:15). Peter addresses believers scattered in Asia (1 Peter 1:1), and John writes Revelation to the seven churches in Asia: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea (Revelation 1:4, 1:11).
- Name origin
- Greek
- Role
- Roman province
- First mention
- The Acts of the Apostles 2:9
- Appearances in the Bible
- 20 mentions
Asia in the Bible
Chapters that mention Asia
Coloring pages with Asia
Questions about Asia
What is Asia in the Bible?
Asia in the New Testament is a region named in Acts, the letters and Revelation, where Ephesus and other churches stood. Background: it was the Roman province of Asia in the west of what is now Turkey. People from Asia are among the crowd at Pentecost (Acts 2:9), and Jews of Asia dispute with Stephen (Acts 6:9). The Holy Ghost at first forbids Paul to preach there (Acts 16:6), but later, during two years of Paul's work, all who dwell in Asia hear the word of the Lord Jesus (Acts 19:10). The silversmiths of Ephesus complain that Paul has turned many away throughout Asia, where the goddess Diana is worshipped (Acts 19:26-27). Tychicus and Trophimus come from Asia (Acts 20:4), and Jews from Asia stir up the crowd against Paul in the temple (Acts 21:27). Paul writes of trouble in Asia so severe that he despaired of life (2 Corinthians 1:8) and of those in Asia who turned away from him (2 Timothy 1:15). Peter addresses believers scattered in Asia (1 Peter 1:1), and John writes Revelation to the seven churches in Asia: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea (Revelation 1:4, 1:11).
Where is Asia first mentioned in the Bible?
Asia is first mentioned in The Acts of the Apostles 2:9.
How many times is Asia mentioned in the Bible?
Number of mentions in the Bible: 20.