Bithynia

Bithynia, [N] [E] [H]

a Roman province of Asia Minor. Mentioned only in ( Acts 16:7 ) and in 1Pet 1:1 The chief town of Bithynia was Nicaea, celebrated for the general Council of the Church held there in A.D. 325 against the Arian heresy.


[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names

Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Bithynia,'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.