Nation
Spain
SPAYN · Modern Spain
Spain is a nation of the biblical world.
What is known
- Paul stated his intention to visit Spain after passing through Rome, viewing it as unreached mission territory beyond his existing work (Romans 15:24, 28)
- It is genuinely uncertain whether Paul ever actually completed this planned trip; some early Christian writers believed he did, but no NT text confirms it
History
- Founded
- A wealthy, heavily Romanized Iberian province by the NT era
- Population
- Estimated 4–6 million residents in Roman Hispania in the 1st century AD (estimates vary widely among historians)
- Coordinates
- 41.1189° N, 1.2585° E
Scripture references
- Romans 15:24
- Romans 15:28
On a modern map
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