Philadelphia

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. It has several times been nearly destroyed by earthquakes. It is still a town of considerable size, called Allahshehr, “the city of God.”

Recorded scripture occurrences (2)

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Show passage in OET: REV 1:11

OET-RV REV 1:11

11 that said, “Write down what you see here on a scroll and send it to the seven assemblies of believers—to the cities of Efesos, Smurna, Pergamos, Thuateira, Sardeis, Filadelfeia, and to Laodikeia.”

OET-LV REV 1:11

11 saying:
What you _are _seeing, write in a_scroll, and send to _the seven assemblies:
to Efesos, and to Smurna, and to Pergamos, and to Thuateira, and to Sardeis, and to Filadelfeia, and to Laodikeia.

Show passage in OET: REV 3:7

OET-RV REV 3:7

7 To the assembly’s messenger in Filadelfeia write:
¶ The holy one, the true one, the one having King David’s key to the city, the one who opens doors no one can shut, and who shuts doors no one can open, says:

OET-LV REV 3:7

7 And to _the messenger of _the in Filadelfeia assembly write:
These things is _saying the true one, the holy one, which having the key of _Dawid/(Dāvid), the one opening _up and no _one will _be _shutting, and shutting and no _one is _opening _up:

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