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Reference: Fair Havens

Easton

a harbour in the south of Crete, some 5 miles to the east of which was the town of Lasea (Ac 27:8). Here the ship of Alexandria in which Paul and his companions sailed was detained a considerable time waiting for a favourable wind. Contrary to Paul's advice, the master of the ship determined to prosecute the voyage, as the harbour was deemed incommodious for wintering in (Ac 27:9-12). The result was that, after a stormy voyage, the vessel was finally wrecked on the coast of Malta (Ac 27:40-44).

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Fausets

A harbor on the S. of Crete; connected with the city Lasea; five miles E. of cape Matala. The ship in Paul's voyage stopped short of doubling this cape, for the coast W. of it suddenly turns to the N., and so the ship would have been still exposed to the prevailing N.W. wind. But afterward on consultation the centurion and master of the ship determined against Paul's advice to leave Fair Havens as incommodious to winter in, and go on to Phoenice, induced by a deceptive S. wind which arose for a time: the result was wreck (Acts 27; compare Ec 9:15). The place still bears the Greek name for "Fair Havens."

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Hastings

A harbour on the south coast of Crete, near Lasea, where St. Paul's ship took shelter on the voyage to Rome (Ac 27:8). It still retains its name.

A. J. Maclean.

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Morish

Harbour on the south of the island of Crete, near the city of Lasea, about five miles to the east of Cape Matala. Ac 27:8.

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Smith

Fair Ha'vens,

a harbor in the island of Crete,

Ac 27:8

though not mentioned in any other ancient writing, is still known by its own Greek name, and appears to have been the harbor of Lasaea.

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