Drive Thru History: Bible Backroads

Paul's Letter to Philemon

Philemon was a first-century Christian who lived in Colossae. As you might recall from our series on the Colossians, Colossae was located about 120 miles east of Ephesus, near the sister cities of Laodicea and Hierapolis. Today, the ruins of ancient Colossae sit within an archaeological mound known as a tel, just waiting to be uncovered.