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2 definitions found
From:
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Thyatira
a
city
of
Asia
Minor
,
on
the
borders
of
Lydia
and
Mysia
.
Its
modern
name
is
Ak-hissar
, i.e., "
white
castle
."
Here
was
one
of
the
seven
churches
(
Rev
. 1:11; 2:18-28).
Lydia
,
the
seller
of
purple
,
or
rather
of
cloth
dyed
with
this
colour
,
was
from
this
city
(
Acts
16:14).
It
was
and
still
is
famous
for
its
dyeing
.
Among
the
ruins
,
inscriptions
have
been
found
relating
to
the
guild
of
dyers
in
that
city
in
ancient
times
.
From:
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)
Thyatira
,
a
perfume
;
sacrifice
of
labor
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