Acts 27:3

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Summary

And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.

Sidon

Zechariah 9:2

Julius

Acts 24:23

Acts 27:1

Acts 28:16

Bible References

Sidon

Now Herod [Agrippa I] was extremely angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon; and their delegates came to him in a united group, and after persuading Blastus, the king’s chamberlain [to support their cause], they asked for peace, because their country was fed by [imports of grain and other goods from] the king’s country.

Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth

“Zebulun shall dwell at the seashore;
And he shall be a haven (landing place) for ships,
And his flank shall be toward Sidon.

Be silent, you inhabitants of the coastland,
You merchants of Sidon;

Your messengers crossed the sea

And Hamath also, which borders on it (Damascus),
Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise.

Julius

Then he ordered the centurion to keep Paul in custody, but to let him have some freedom, and [he told the centurion] not to stop any of his friends from providing for his needs.

Now when it was determined that we (including Luke) would sail for Italy, they turned Paul and some other prisoners over to a centurion of the Augustan Regiment named Julius.

When we entered Rome, Paul was allowed to stay by himself [in rented quarters] with the soldier who was guarding him.