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# Philippi #
## Facts: ##
Philippi was a major city and Roman colony located in Macedonia in the northern part of ancient Greece.
* Paul and Silas traveled to Philippi to preach about Jesus to the people there.
* While in Philippi, Paul and Silas were arrested, but God miraculously freed them.
* The New Testament book of Philippians is a letter that the apostle Paul wrote to the Christians in the church at Philippi.
* Note that this is a different city from Caesarea Philippi which was located in northeastern Israel near Mount Hermon.
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(See also: [caesarea ](../other/caesarea.md ) ** <EFBFBD> ** [christian ](../kt/christian.md ), , [church ](../kt/church.md ) ** <EFBFBD> ** [macedonia ](../other/macedonia.md ) ** <EFBFBD> ** [paul ](../other/paul.md ) ** <EFBFBD> ** [silas ](../other/silas.md ))
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http://catholic-resources.org/Bible/NT-Statistics-Greek.htm
## Bible References: ##
* [1 Thessalonians 02:1-2 ](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/1th/02/01 )
* [Acts 16:11-13 ](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/act/16/11 )
* [Matthew 16:13-16 ](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mat/16/13 )
* [Philippians 01:1-2 ](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/php/01/01 )
## Examples from the Bible stories: ##
* __[47-01](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/47-01)__ One day, Paul and his friend Silas went to the town of __Philippi__ to proclaim the good news about Jesus.
* __[47-13](https://door43.org/en/obs/notes/frames/47-13)__ The next day the leaders of the city released Paul and Silas from prison and asked them to leave __Philippi__ .