Bible Location
Meaning: Phoenicia · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
Phenice was the Cretan harbour toward which the ship in Acts hoped to sail for wintering. It is important because it belongs to the fateful decision-point in the storm voyage narrative. First appears in Acts 27:12.1
Place meaning
Phoenicia
Coordinates
35.20, 24.08
First appears
Acts 27:12
AI summary: Phenice matters because the choice to aim for a better harbour becomes part of the chain leading into shipwreck. The place belongs to the fragile calculations of survival at sea.1
Place meaning
Phoenicia
Latitude
35.20
Longitude
24.08
Bible references
1
Properly Phoenix a palm-tree (as in the R.V.), a town with a harbour on the southern side of Crete (Acts 27:12), west of the Fair Havens. It is now called Lutro. 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.