Category:Asia

Asia is the largest of the seven continents on Planet Earth.

-- ---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Asia - Is used to denote Proconsular Asia, a Roman province which embraced the western parts of Asia Minor, and of which Ephesus was the capital, in Acts 2:9; Acts 6:9; Acts 16:6; Acts 19:10, Acts 19:22; Acts 20:4, Acts 20:16, Acts 20:18, etc., and probably Asia Minor in Acts 19:26, Acts 19:27; Acts 21:27; Acts 24:18; Acts 27:2. See map, Proconsular Asia and the Seven Churches Proconsular Asia contained the seven churches of the Apocalypse (Revelation 1:11). The "chiefs of Asia" (Acts 19:31) were certain wealthy citizens who were annually elected to preside over the games and religious festivals of the several cities to which they belonged. Some of these "Asiarchs" were Paul's friends.