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SMYRNA (Smẽrʹ nȧ) Major city on the west coast of Asia Minor, the modern city of Izmir, Turkey. It had good harbor facilities, was at the end of a major road, and was surrounded by rich farmland. It is the second of the seven churches addressed in Rev. 2:8–11, one of two churches of which the Lord spoke no negative word (Philadelphia was the other). Smyrna gave its loyalty to the Romans at an early stage (about 195 B.C.) and never wavered. The Romans often rewarded Smyrna for its loyalty. The city was headquarters for the imperial cult of emperor worship in that area of the empire. Christians were persecuted by Jews and Romans. Polycarp was a famous Christian martyr who was burned at the stake in Smyrna about A.D. 156. See Asia Minor, Cities of. Ruins of the forum at the site of the ancient city of Smyrna in Asia Minor (modern Turkey).
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SMYRNA (Smẽrʹ nȧ) Major city on the west coast of Asia Minor, the modern city of Izmir, Turkey. It had good harbor facilities, was at the end of a major road, and was surrounded by rich farmland. It is the second of the seven churches addressed in Rev. 2:8–11, one of two churches of which the Lord spoke no negative word (Philadelphia was the other). Smyrna gave its loyalty to the Romans at an early stage (about 195 B.C.) and never wavered. The Romans often rewarded Smyrna for its loyalty. The city was headquarters for the imperial cult of emperor worship in that area of the empire. Christians were persecuted by Jews and Romans. Polycarp was a famous Christian martyr who was burned at the stake in Smyrna about A.D. 156. See Asia Minor, Cities of.
Ruins of the forum at the site of the ancient city of Smyrna in Asia Minor (modern Turkey).
Statues found in the ruins of Smyrna (modern Izmir, Turkey).
Brand, Chad, Charles Draper, Archie England, Steve Bond, E. Ray Clendenen, Trent C. Butler, and Bill Latta, eds. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary. Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2003.
