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Derbe

Derbe or Dervi (Greek: Δέρβη), also called Derveia (Greek: Δέρβεια), was a city of Galatia in Asia Minor, and later of Lycaonia, and still later of Isauria and Cappadocia. It is mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles at 14:6, 14:20, 16:1 and 20:4. Derbe is the only city mentioned in the New Testament where the inhabitants adopted Paul's version of…

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Antipater of DerbeCiceroAmyntas of GalatiaClaudiusPaul
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Location

ToponymDerbentStraboBarnabasLycaonia
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Etymology

PersianLit.
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GreekGalatiaAsia MinorLycaoniaIsauria
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Location
Turkey
Region
Karaman Province or Lycaonia

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Derbe

Nodes49
Edges48
Triples33
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.040816
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Derbe

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related to Location · 12
Derbe → Barnabas, Byzantium, Cappadocia, Derbent, Elsewhere, Isauria, Lycaonia, Paul, Stephanus, Strabo, There, When
related to References · 8
Derbe → Dictionary, Greek, John Murray, London, Roman Geography, Smith, This, William
related to history · 6
Derbe → Amyntas, Antipater, Cicero, Claudioderbe, Galatia, Roman Emperor Claudius
related to Etymology · 4
Derbe → Barred, Darband, Derbent, Persian
Location · 1
Derbe → Turkey
Region · 1
Derbe → Karaman Province or Lycaonia
is a · 1
Derbe → only city mentioned in the New Testament where the inhabitants adopted Paul's version of Christianity right away

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also city mentioned lycaonia derbent isauria cappadocia named acts apostles away turkey 20 right greek galatia location citation needed gate

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DerbeLocationTurkey1.00infobox
DerbeRegionKaraman Province or Lycaonia1.00infobox
Derbeis aonly city mentioned in the New Testament where the inhabitants adopted Paul's version of Christianity right away0.90text
Derberelated to EtymologyDerbent0.60section
Derberelated to EtymologyPersian0.60section
Derberelated to EtymologyDarband0.60section
Derberelated to EtymologyBarred0.60section
Derberelated to historyAntipater0.60section
Derberelated to historyCicero0.60section
Derberelated to historyAmyntas0.60section
Derberelated to historyGalatia0.60section
Derberelated to historyClaudioderbe0.60section

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