Bible Location
2 cross references · Modern-day map available
Cenchreae was the eastern harbor of Corinth facing the Aegean and routes toward Asia. It is important because Paul sailed from there and because Phoebe served the church there. First appears in Acts 18:18.1
Coordinates
37.88, 22.99
First appears
Acts 18:18
AI summary: Cenchreae matters because it shows how harbor towns fed the life of the churches. Acts places Paul's travel through it, while Romans reveals an organized congregation there and highlights Phoebe's role. The cross references present Cenchreae as a Corinthian port of movement, church life, and trusted service.1
Latitude
37.88
Longitude
22.99
Bible references
2
Millet, the eastern harbour of Corinth, from which it was distant about 9 miles east, and the outlet for its trade with the Asiatic shores of the Mediterranean. When Paul returned from his second missionary journey to Syria, he sailed from this port (Acts 18:18). In Rom. 16:1 he speaks as if there were at the time of his writing that epistle an organized church there. The western harbour of Corinth was Lechaeum, about a mile and a half from the city. It was the channel of its trade with Italy and the west. 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.
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.