Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Hierapolis"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Hierapolis
sacred city, a city of Phrygia, where was a Christian church
under the care of Epaphras (Col. 4:12, 13). This church was
founded at the same time as that of Colosse. It now bears the
name of Pambuk-Kalek, i.e., "Cotton Castle", from the white
appearance of the cliffs at the base of which the ruins are
found.
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