Phoenix
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| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Phenice |
| Most likely | Finikas (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 35.200° N, 24.072° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Acts 27:12 |
Phoenix is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Finikas (medium confidence; 1 other proposal below).
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.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Finikas | medium (52%) | 35.200° N, 24.072° E |
| Loutro | low (33%) | 35.200° N, 24.079° E |
Verses
Acts
- Acts 27:12And 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.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.