(holy city), a city of Phrygia, situated above the junction of the rivers Lycus and Maeander, near Colossae and Laodicea mentioned only in (Colossians 4:13) as the seat of a church probably founded by Epaphras.
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
Hierapolis
Smith’s Bible Dictionary, William Smith (1863). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.