Acts 27:8

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With difficulty sailing along it we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.

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Paul's Missionary JourneysThe routes of the Apostle Paul's missionary journeys across the Mediterranean world.

The Roman Empire of the New TestamentThe Roman Empire around the Mediterranean, the political world of the New Testament.

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These places trace Paul’s imperial voyage from the eastern Mediterranean toward Italy: ports and coasts in Asia Minor, Cyprus, Crete, and North Africa lay along routes shaped by prevailing winds and seasonal danger. Fair Havens, near Lasea on Crete, became a temporary shelter after difficult sailing,

Places in this passage

Acts 27:8 mentions Adramyttium, Adriatic Sea, Alexandria, Asia, Cauda, Cilicia, Cnidus, Crete, Cyprus, Fair Havens, Italy, Lasea, Lycia, Myra, Pamphylia, Phoenix, Salmone, Sidon, Syrtis and Thessalonica.

Photo of Adramyttium — Adramyttium · Ollios

Photo of Adriatic Sea — Adriatic Sea · Yellow.Cat

Photo of Alexandria — Alexandria · GT1976