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Crete

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Named at Acts 27:7–8: “we sailed under the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone. With difficulty sailing along it we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.” 27:12 calls Phoenix a port of Crete; at 27:13, when the south wind blows softly, they weigh anchor and sail along Crete, close to shore; and at 27:21 Paul says, “Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete and have gotten this injury and loss.”

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ACT 27:1–8, engwebp
¹When it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan band.
²Embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to places on the coast of Asia, we put to sea, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica being with us.
³The next day, we touched at Sidon. Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him permission to go to his friends and refresh himself.
⁴Putting to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
⁵When we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
⁶There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy, and he put us on board.
⁷When we had sailed slowly many days, and had come with difficulty opposite Cnidus, the wind not allowing us further, we sailed under the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.
⁸With difficulty sailing along it we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.
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ACT 27:9–12, engwebp
⁹When much time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous because the Fast had now already gone by, Paul admonished them
¹⁰and said to them, “Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.”
¹¹But the centurion gave more heed to the master and to the owner of the ship than to those things which were spoken by Paul.
¹²Because the haven was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised going to sea from there, if by any means they could reach Phoenix and winter there, which is a port of Crete, looking southwest and northwest.
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ACT 27:13–20, engwebp
¹³When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore.
¹⁴But before long, a stormy wind beat down from shore, which is called Euroclydon.
¹⁵When the ship was caught and couldn’t face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.
¹⁶Running under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat.
¹⁷After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis sand bars, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along.
¹⁸As we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard.
¹⁹On the third day, they threw out the ship’s tackle with their own hands.
²⁰When neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small storm pressed on us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.
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ACT 27:21–26, engwebp
²¹When they had been long without food, Paul stood up in the middle of them and said, “Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete and have gotten this injury and loss.
²²Now I exhort you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.
²³For there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve,
²⁴saying, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’
²⁵Therefore, sirs, cheer up! For I believe God, that it will be just as it has been spoken to me.
²⁶But we must run aground on a certain island.”
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TIT 1:5–9, engwebp
⁵I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you—
⁶if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.
⁷For the overseer must be blameless, as God’s steward, not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;
⁸but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled,
⁹holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.
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TIT 1:10–16, engwebp
¹⁰For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
¹¹whose mouths must be stopped: men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain’s sake.
¹²One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons.”
¹³This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
¹⁴not paying attention to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
¹⁵To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
¹⁶They profess that they know God, but by their deeds they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.
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Matched to OpenBible.info’s “Crete” by name and 8 shared verses. The leading identification is Crete (confidence 1000 of 1000). The dataset gives no point for it, only the region, river or route it lies in or along, so no point is drawn for it.

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Crete
OpenBible.info confidence 1000 of 1000 (current scholarship)
35.30972, 24.89333
OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, “Crete” (CC BY 4.0)

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Narrated location (3) — Paul delivered to Julius, a centurion of the Augustan band; by ship to Fair Havens, The stormy wind called Euroclydon; all hope of being saved taken away, The reason for being left in Crete, and the elders to be appointed in every city

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Acts 27:7 Open that verse

When we had sailed slowly many days, and had come with difficulty opposite Cnidus, the wind not allowing us further, we sailed under the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.

Acts 27:12 Open that verse

Because the haven was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised going to sea from there, if by any means they could reach Phoenix and winter there, which is a port of Crete, looking southwest and northwest.

Acts 27:13 Open that verse

When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore.

Acts 27:21 Open that verse

When they had been long without food, Paul stood up in the middle of them and said, “Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete and have gotten this injury and loss.

Titus 1:5 Open that verse

I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you—

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Entry: Crete (place-crete)
Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/place/crete
Current wording: Named at Acts 27:7–8: “we sailed under the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone. With difficulty sailing along it we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.” 27:12 calls Phoenix a port of Crete; at 27:13, when the south wind blows softly, they weigh anchor and sail along Crete, close to shore; and at 27:21 Paul says, “Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete and have gotten this injury and loss.”
Cited evidence: ACT 27:1–8, engwebp / ACT 27:9–12, engwebp / ACT 27:13–20, engwebp / ACT 27:21–26, engwebp / TIT 1:5–9, engwebp / TIT 1:10–16, engwebp
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