Acts 27:12
And, as the harbor was not a suitable one to winter in, the majority were in favor of continuing the voyage, in hope of being able to reach Phoenix, and winter there. Phoenix was a Cretan harbor, open to the north-east and south-east.
Acts 27:8
And with difficulty, by keeping close in shore, we reached a place called 'Fair Havens,' near which was the town of Lasea.
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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.
The haven
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The haven
Acts 27:8
And with difficulty, by keeping close in shore, we reached a place called 'Fair Havens,' near which was the town of Lasea.