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thyatira

thyatira


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Thyatira 
  a  city  of  Asia  Minor,  on  the  borders  of  Lydia  and  Mysia.  Its 
  modern  name  is  Ak-hissar,  i.e.,  "white  castle."  Here  was  one  of 
  the  seven  churches  (Rev.  1:11;  2:18-28).  Lydia,  the  seller  of 
  purple,  or  rather  of  cloth  dyed  with  this  colour,  was  from  this 
  city  (Acts  16:14).  It  was  and  still  is  famous  for  its  dyeing. 
  Among  the  ruins,  inscriptions  have  been  found  relating  to  the 
  guild  of  dyers  in  that  city  in  ancient  times. 
 
 
  From  Hitchcock's  Bible  Names  Dictionary  (late  1800's)  [hitchcock]: 
 
  Thyatira,  a  perfume;  sacrifice  of  labor