Category: Colosse

Colosse

“Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse…” – Colossians 1:1,2

A shepherd grazing his sheep at the site of ancient Colosse. His sheep are grazing along the top of an old city wall. Special thanks to my long time friend Ernest for taking this photo. I probably would not have made the effort to find Colosse if it were not for Ernest’s determination to see it.

If it were not for the sign, Colosse would be easy to miss. Unlike neighboring Laodicea and Hieropolis, Colosse has never been excavated.

  • The mound in the foreground are the buried ruins of ancient Colosse.

Colosse is mentioned by name just one time in the Bible, in the salutation of the letter that Paul wrote to the church at Colosse (Colossians 1:2). Colosse, Laodicea, and Hierapolis are all in close proximity to one another. Paul made mention of Laodicea and Hierapolis as he closed out his letter to the church at Colosse (Colossians 4:13).

  • Building stones at Colosse
  • Exposed building stones in the buried ruins of ancient Colosse.
  • Part of a marble column among some of the ruins at Colosse.
  • Not sure what this is. Saw the same thing at Hieropolis. Some sort of drainage?
  • Sheep grazing on top of tel Colosse.
  • Tel Colosse on the right of photo. “Tel” is an archeological term that refers to any man made mound where people once lived.