Bithynia

bih-THIN-ee-uh · Modern Northwestern Turkey

Bithynia is a province of the biblical world, known today as Northwestern Turkey.

What is known

Paul and his companions tried to enter Bithynia but "the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them," so they went to Troas instead (Acts 16:7)
Addressed in 1 Peter 1:1 as home to scattered believers

History

Founded: A region in northwestern Anatolia along the Sea of Marmara, administered jointly with Pontus as the single Roman province of Bithynia et Pontus
Population: Estimated 1–1.2 million residents in the 1st century AD
Coordinates: 40.4300° N, 29.7200° E

Scripture references

Acts 16:7
1 Peter 1:1

On a modern map

Bithynia today

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