jedrevolutia
jedrevolutia t1_izw8rzk wrote
Reply to comment by Attor115 in Egypt: Portraits of Egyptian Mummies Discovered in Ancient Philadelphia by IslandChillin
Well, there was also a Turkish city named Philadelphia in the Bible.
Revelation 3:7 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens:
jedrevolutia t1_izw8nci wrote
Reply to comment by Abba_Fiskbullar in Egypt: Portraits of Egyptian Mummies Discovered in Ancient Philadelphia by IslandChillin
Yes, besides the famous one in Pennsylvania, there are also Philadelphia in Illinois, New York, Indiana, Tennessee, and Mississippi.
jedrevolutia t1_izvmm7t wrote
Reply to comment by LupusDeusMagnus in Egypt: Portraits of Egyptian Mummies Discovered in Ancient Philadelphia by IslandChillin
TIL that Philadelphia was named after an Egyptian city, just like Memphis.
jedrevolutia t1_izxbjro wrote
Reply to comment by pgm123 in Egypt: Portraits of Egyptian Mummies Discovered in Ancient Philadelphia by IslandChillin
That's also another city called Philadelphia that is now becoming Amman, Jordan.
The one in the Bible is now named Alaşehir and is part of Turkiye. Try googling Alaşehir.