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Sardis

Name means “prince of joy”Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary: “Sardis, prince of joy”
First named: Revelation 1:11
City Asia Minor Greece
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The former capital of ancient Lydia, one of the seven churches addressed in Revelation. The church at Sardis is told it has "a name that it is alive, but it is dead," called to wake up and strengthen what remains, with a few there who have "not soiled their garments" (Revelation 3:1-6).

References: Revelation 1:11

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