Bible Location
Meaning: trodden under foot · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
Patara was the Lycian port where Paul found a ship bound onward toward Phoenicia. It is important because it marks another concrete hinge-point in Acts' maritime travel narrative. First appears in Acts 21:1.1
Place meaning
trodden under foot
Coordinates
36.26, 29.31
First appears
Acts 21:1
AI summary: Patara matters because the missionary journeys unfold through real ports, transfers, and sea routes. The city belongs to the practical geography through which the gospel moved westward.1
Place meaning
trodden under foot
Latitude
36.26
Longitude
29.31
Bible references
1
A city on the south-west coast of Lycia at which Paul landed on his return from his third missionary journey (Acts 21:1, 2). Here he found a larger vessel, which was about to sail across the open sea to the coast of Phoenicia. In this vessel he set forth, and reached the city of Tyre in perhaps two or three days. 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.