Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Thessalonica?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Thessaloniki.

First appears in Acts 17:1 · 5 books · 7 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Thessaloniki.

Thessalonica is represented in the local geography layer as Thessaloniki. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Acts 17:1 and is mentioned across 5 books, with 9 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Thessalonica today

Travel to Thessalonica, the modern-day Thessaloniki.

Thessalonica is commonly identified with Thessaloniki, 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.

Thessalonica 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

Thessaloniki

40.638°N · 22.946°E

Key passages

Appears in

Acts

3 chapters · 5 verse mentions

Philippians

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

1 Thessalonians

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

2 Thessalonians

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

2 Timothy

1 chapter · 1 verse mention