Cappadocia
Cappadocia is a region mentioned in 2 verses. Its most likely location is Cappadocia. The name means “the same as Caphtor.”
Where is Cappadocia?
Approx. 38.6706, 34.8392 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cappadocia | region | High |
Cappadocia in the Bible dictionary
The easternmost and the largest province of Asia Minor. Christianity very early penetrated into this country (1 Pet. 1:1). On the day of Pentecost there were Cappadocians at Jerusalem (Acts 2:9).
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain. Full dictionary entry →
Verses that mention Cappadocia
- Acts 2:9
Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,
- 1 Peter 1:1
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,