who were the ephesians?

Answer 1

They were the people who lived in Ephesus. If you are referring to the Epistle of Paul to the Ephesians, he was writing to the humble followers of Christ who resided there.

Ephesus was a wealthy and important religious and commercial center on the W coast of Asia Minor, nearly opposite the island of Samos. Ephesus was built on the slopes and at the base of several hills, chief of which were Mount Pion and Mount Koressos. This port lay astride the main trade route from Rome to the East. Its location near the mouth of the Cayster River, with access to the river basins of the Gediz (ancient Hermus) and the Menderes (ancient Maeander), placed the city at the junction of overland trade routes in Asia Minor. Roads linked Ephesus with the chief cities of the district of Asia.

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Answer 2

You should read the Chapter Ephesians in the Bible!

Ephesians was the Fourth longest city in the Roman Empire

The Temple of Artemis in Ephesians was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

The Temple of Artemis was longer than a football Field. Thousands of Pilgrams came to Worship Ephesus each year!

The Book of Ephesians is all about how to Combat Loneliness and how to find Love and Support in the Family of God. here is some more info...
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Answer 3

They resided in the ancient city of Ephesus which is now an archaeological site located in Turkey. It was once a great sea port, but the river that the city was located on eventually was filled with silt, making the city no longer accessible by boat. Legend has it that the Virgin Mary had a home there, which is open to tourists, and that she died there. Once ruled by Egypt and Syria, The Romans took over almost 200 years before Christ. In the fifth century, the Third Council, one of the most important events in the history of Christianity took place there.

Answer 4

a wealthy and important religious and commercial center on the W coast of Asia Minor, nearly opposite the island of Samos. Ephesus was built on the slopes and at the base of several hills, chief of which were Mount Pion and Mount Koressos. This port lay astride the main trade route from Rome to the East. Its location near the mouth of the Cayster River, with access to the river basins of the Gediz (ancient Hermus) and the Menderes (ancient Maeander), placed the city at the junction of overland trade routes in Asia Minor. Roads linked Ephesus with the chief cities of the district of Asia.

Answer 5

Paul wrote letters to the church in Ephesus. Thus Ephesians.

Answer 6

The people who lived in the city of Ephusus.

Answer 7

The Ephesians were the residents of the ancient City of Ephesus. The city was important from both commercial and religious standpoints. Wealth abounded, although not every resident was prosperous.
The location of Ephesus contributed to its importance. Situated near the mouth of the Cayster River on the western coast of Asia Minor, it lay nearly opposite the island of Samos. Perhaps you can better fix its location in mind by noting that the ruins of Ephesus are some thirty-five miles (56 kilometers) southeast of what is now known today as Izmir, Turkey.
Ephesus had an artificial harbor that was kept open by dredging. With the passing of years, however, silt deposits apparently choked it, so that the site now is several miles inland. In the first century of the Common Era, Ephesus was noted for its sorcery, magic, astrology, and worship of the fertility goddess Artemis. Around the statue of the goddess, there had been erected a magnificent temple that was regarded as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. According to excavations of the site in the 19th century, the temple was built on a platform that measured about 240 feet [73 m] wide and 418 feet [127 m] long. The temple itself was about 164 feet [50 m] wide and 343 feet [105 m] long. It contained 100 marble columns, each about 55 feet [17 m] in height. The roof was covered with large white marble tiles. Gold is said to have been used instead of mortar between the joints of the marble blocks. The temple attracted tourists from all over the earth, and visitors numbering hundreds of thousands would throng into the city during festivals. The silversmiths of Ephesus carried on a lucrative business selling small silver shrines of Artemis to pilgrims as souvenirs.
Paul wrote his letter to the Ephesians from Rome, probably 60 or 61 C.E., and sent it by Tychicus, who was accompanied by Onesimus
In the course of this zealous preaching, Paul exposed the use of images in worship. This stirred up the wrath of those making and selling them, such as the silversmith Demetrius, and in the uproar Paul finally had to leave the city.See Acts 19:23 and 20:1.
While in prison, Paul is thinking of the problems faced by the Ephesian congregation, surrounded by pagan worshipers and in the shadow of the awe-inspiring temple of Artemis. These anointed Christians no doubt needed the fitting illustration Paul now gives them, showing that they constitute a holy temple,in which Jehovah dwells by his spirit. (Eph. 2:21) Paul emphasizes the union of Jew and Gentile in Christ. He exhorts to oneness, to unity
As the years wore on, Christians in Ephesus faithfully endured much suffering for righteousness sake. But the glorified Jesus Christ found that by the end of the first century C.E. some members of the congregation there had lost the consuming love that they once had for Jehovah God.
Later in the Book of Revelation, chapter 2 vs 1-6, the apostle John notes that Jesus set a pattern for all but two of his seven messages to the congregation s by opening with warm words of commendation. For the Ephesians, he has this message: "I know your deeds, and your labor and endurance, and that you cannot bear bad men, and that you put those to the test who say they are apostles, but they are not, and you found them liars. You are also showing endurance, and you have borne up for my name's sake and have not grown weary." (Revelation 2:2, 3) Years before, the apostle Paul had warned the Ephesian elders about "oppressive wolves," apostate disturbers of the flock, and had told those elders to "keep awake," following his own tireless example. (Acts 20:29, 31)
Since Jesus now commends them for their labor and endurance and for not growing weary, they must have applied that counsel.

During the rule of Antoninus Pius (138-161 C.E.) a large part of Ephesus was rebuilt. About 262 C.E., however, the Goths ravaged the city, and the great temple of Artemis was destroyed. With the city's historical significance gone, little can be said about Ephesus in later times, except that it changed hands often. For instance, the Turks took it in 1308 and built a town at nearby Ayassoluk. Both fell to the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem during the fourteenth century. Little by little, the once resplendent city was abandoned, leaving in its ruins only a hint of the city's former grandeur.

Ephesus was one one of the great cities of the Ionian Greeks in Asia Minor, located in Lydia where the Cayster river flows into the Aegean Sea (in modern day Turkey). It was founded by colonists principally from Athens. The ruins of Ephesus are a major tourist attraction, especially to people that travel Turkey by cruise, via the port of Kusadasi.

A part of the site of this once famous city is now occupied by a small Turkish town, Sel, which is also the site of the St. John's Basilica.

Answer 8

They were people that resided in Ephesus in biblical times.

Answer 9

Resisdents of Ephesus, in Greece. The church that met there.

Answer 10

Ephesus was in Asia Minor. Where in Asia Minor, I don't know.