Bithynia
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Bithynia was an ancient region and Roman province situated in northwestern Asia Minor, bordering the Propontis and the Euxine Sea.
What is the meaning of Bithynia in the Bible?
A coastal province in northwestern Asia Minor along the Propontis and the Euxine, historically inhabited by Hittites, Thracian immigrants, and later subjected to Roman administration.
SIGNIFICANCE
Understanding Bithynia provides context for the Apostle Paul's missionary journeys and the subsequent letter to the churches in that region, illustrating the early expansion of the Christian faith into the Roman provinces of Asia Minor.
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Built upon the 1915 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia and Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897). Entries have been modernized, checked for academic truthfulness, and shortened for clarity.