ASIAa'-shi-a (Asia): A Roman province embracing the greater part of western Asia Minor, including the older countries of Mysia, Lydia, Caria, and a part of Phrygia, also several of the independent coast cities, the Troad, and apparently the islands of Lesbos, Samos, Patmos, Cos and others near the Asia Minor coast (Acts 16:6; Acts 19:10, 27). It is exceeding... View Details
GALATIAga-la'-shi-a, ga-la'-sha (Galatia):I. INTRODUCTORY1. Two Senses of Name(1) Geographical(2) Political2. Questions to Be AnsweredII. ORIGIN OF NAME1. The Gaulish Kingdom2. Transference to Rome3. The Roman ProvinceIII. THE NARRATIVE OF LUKE1. Stages of Evangelization of Province2. The Churches MentionedIV. PAUL'S USE OF "GALATIANS"I. Introductory.1. Two... View Details
PHRYGIAfrij'-i-a (Phrugia): A large ancient country of Central Asia Minor, very mountainous and with table-lands reaching 4,000 ft. in height. Its name is derived from Phryges, a tribe from Thrace, which in early times invaded the country and drove out or absorbed the earlier Asiatic inhabitants, among whom were the Hittites. Thus, the Phrygians borrowed muc... View Details