Phebe
Mentioned in AD 60 traditional (Jones)
A “deaconess of the church at Cenchrea,” the port of Corinth. She was probably the bearer of Paul’s epistle to the Romans.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
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- 1 verse
- Mentioned in the era of the New Testament, 4 BC to AD 100.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
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Places
Places named in the same verses as Phebe, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification.
- likely location: Cenchreae1
Timeline
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Mentions
1 tagged verse in 1 book. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Phebe 0 |
| KJV | Phebe 2 |
| ASV | Phebe 0 |
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Romans1 verse
- 16:1
I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
A “deaconess of the church at Cenchrea,” the port of Corinth. She was probably the bearer of Paul’s epistle to the Romans. Paul commended her to the Christians at Rome; “for she hath been,” says he, “a succourer of many, and of myself also” (Rom. 16:1, 2).