Crete

Crete is an island named in 9 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Crete (high confidence).

Location

Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.

Verses

Zephaniah

• Zephaniah 2:5
  Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the Lord is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.Woe to the dwellers of the seacoast, O nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines: “I will destroy you, and no one will be left.”

Acts

• Acts 27:7
  And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;After sailing slowly for many days, we arrived off Cnidus. When the wind impeded us, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.
• Acts 27:8
  And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
• Acts 27:12
  And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, if somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.
• Acts 27:13
  And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete.
• Acts 27:14
  But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.
• Acts 27:21
  But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.

Titus

• Titus 1:5
  For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
• Titus 1:12
  One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

Notes

1. Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
2. Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.