Hierapolis – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Hierapolis
Hierapolis
holy city
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock.
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Hierapolis
(holy city), a city of Phrygia, situated above the junction of the rivers Lycus and Maeander, near Colossae and Laodicea mentioned only in (Colossians 4:13) as the seat of a church probably founded by Epaphras.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) , by William Smith.
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Hierapolis
sacred city, a city of Phrygia, where was a Christian church under the care of Epaphras (Col. 4:12, 13). This church was founded at the same time as that of Colosse. It now bears the name of Pambuk-Kalek, i.e., "Cotton Castle", from the white appearance of the cliffs at the base of which the ruins are found.