Bible Location
Meaning: same as Rhoda · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
Rhodes was the Aegean island stop on Paul's return route. It is important because it belongs to the exact maritime geography through which the New Testament traces the apostle's travels. First appears in Acts 21:1.1
Place meaning
same as Rhoda
Coordinates
36.41, 28.16
First appears
Acts 21:1
AI summary: Rhodes matters because the missionary journeys are preserved not just as destinations but as crossings through known islands and sea routes. The place belongs to the eastern Mediterranean travel-world of Acts.1
Place meaning
same as Rhoda
Latitude
36.41
Longitude
28.16
Bible references
1
A rose, an island to the south of the western extremity of Asia Minor, between Coos and Patara, about 46 miles long and 18 miles broad. Here the apostle probably landed on his way from Greece to Syria (Acts 21:1), on returning from his third missionary journey. 3
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| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| Acts |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.