Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Athens?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Athens.

First appears in Acts 17:15 · 2 books · 3 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Athens.

Athens is represented in the local geography layer as Athens. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Acts 17:15 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 6 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Athens today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

Athens is approached here as a present-day map point rather than a speculative route guide. Use the coordinates and outbound map links to place the site inside its wider landscape.

Athens is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Athens

37.972°N · 23.727°E

Key passages

Appears in

Acts

2 chapters · 5 verse mentions

1 Thessalonians

1 chapter · 1 verse mention