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Bithynia

Smith's Bible Dictionary

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Bithyn'ia. A Roman province of Asia Minor. Mentioned only in Acts 16:7, and in 1 Peter 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.

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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Bithynia'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​b/bithynia.html. 1901.
 
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