What is…
Philadelphia

Meaning: brotherly love

This is an ancient city of Lydia in Asia Minor, about 25 miles southeast of Sardis.

It was the seat of one of the “seven churches” (Rev. 3:7-12). It came into the possession of the Turks in 1392 AD. It has several times been nearly destroyed by earthquakes.

It is still a town of considerable size, called Alashehir (in Turkish “Ala”).