Bible Location
Meaning: purity; cleansing; press · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
Mitylene was the chief city of Lesbos where Paul stopped on his return journey. It is important because it helps anchor Acts in the exact island-harbor geography of the Aegean. First appears in Acts 20:14.1
Place meaning
purity; cleansing; press
Coordinates
39.11, 26.56
First appears
Acts 20:14
AI summary: Mitylene matters because Acts preserves the rhythm of travel through actual ports, cities, and overnight stops. The place belongs to the sea-route memory of Paul's ministry.1
Place meaning
purity; cleansing; press
Latitude
39.11
Longitude
26.56
Bible references
1
The chief city of the island of Lesbos, on its east coast, in the AEgean Sea. Paul, during his third missionary journey, touched at this place on his way from Corinth to Judea (Acts 20:14), and here tarried for a night. It lies between Assos and Chios. It is now under the Turkish rule, and bears the name of Metelin. 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.