Bible Location
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Miletus was the Ionian seaport south of Ephesus where Paul met the Ephesian elders. It is important because it hosts one of the most moving farewell addresses in Acts. First appears in Acts 20:15.1
Coordinates
37.53, 27.28
First appears
Acts 20:15
AI summary: Miletus matters because it becomes a deliberate meeting point of urgency, pastoral care, and parting. Paul chooses to stop there instead of going into Ephesus and summons the elders for a final speech that reflects on his ministry and warns them for the future. The cross references present Miletus as a coastal city of farewell, apostolic tenderness, and sober church leadership.1
Latitude
37.53
Longitude
27.28
Bible references
3
(Miletum, 2 Tim. 4:20), a seaport town and the ancient capital of Ionia, about 36 miles south of Ephesus. On his voyage from Greece to Syria, Paul touched at this port, and delivered that noble and pathetic address to the elders (“presbyters,” ver. 28) of Ephesus recorded in Acts 20:15-35. The site of Miletus is now some 10 miles from the coast. (See EPHESIANS, EPISTLE TO.) 3
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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.