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Pisidia

Holman Bible Dictionary

(pih ssih di' uh) Small area in the province of Galatia in southern Asia Minor bounded by Pamphylia, Phrygia, and Lyconia. The territory lay within the Taurus Mountain range and therefore resisted invasion by ancient peoples. Only in 25 B.C. did the Romans gain control over the region through economic diplomacy. Antioch was made the capital, although some historians contend that the city was not actually in Pisidia. Paul and Barnabas came through Antioch (Acts 13:14 ) after John Mark left them in Perga (Acts 13:13 ). The New Testament does not record any missionary activity in Pisidia itself, probably because there were few Jews there with which to start a congregation. See Asia Minor.