Biblical place
Where was Philadelphia?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Alaşehir.
First appears in Revelation 1:11 · 1 books · 2 chapters
Overview
Brotherly love, a city of Lydia in Asia Minor, about 25 miles south-east of Sardis. It was the seat of one of the “seven churches” (Rev. 3:7-12). It came into the possession of the Turks in A. D. 1392. Modern identification: Alaşehir.
Philadelphia is represented in the local geography layer as Alaşehir. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Revelation 1:11 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.
Where it sits on the map
How to get to Philadelphia today
Travel to Philadelphia, the modern-day Alaşehir.
Philadelphia is commonly identified with Alaşehir, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.
Philadelphia 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.
Key passages
Appears in
2 chapters · 2 verse mentions