Bible Location
Meaning: I flow; pour out; weep · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
Myra was the Lycian port-city where Paul changed ships on the voyage to Rome. It is important because it marks a major transition point in Acts' detailed sea-journey narrative. First appears in Acts 27:5.1
Place meaning
I flow; pour out; weep
Coordinates
36.26, 29.99
First appears
Acts 27:5
AI summary: Myra matters because Paul's route to Rome unfolds through actual ports, transfers, and maritime logistics. The city belongs to the imperial travel network through which providence works.1
Place meaning
I flow; pour out; weep
Latitude
36.26
Longitude
29.99
Bible references
1
One of the chief towns of Lycia, in Asia Minor, about 2 1/2 miles from the coast (Acts 27:5). Here Paul removed from the Adramyttian ship in which he had sailed from Caesarea, and entered into the Alexandrian ship, which was afterwards wrecked at Melita (27:39-44). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
| 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.