Thematic Bible: Generally impelled by sails


Thematic Bible



Embarking in an Andramyttian ship which was bound for the Asiatic seaports, we set sail, accompanied by a Macedonian from Thessalonica called Aristarchus. Next day we put in at Sidon, where Julius very kindly allowed Paul to visit his friends and be looked after. Putting to sea from there, we had to sail under the lee of Cyprus, as the wind was against us; read more.
then, sailing over the Cilician and Pamphylian waters, we came to Myra in Lycia. There the officer found an Alexandrian ship bound for Italy, and put us on board of her. For a number of days we made a slow passage and had great difficulty in arriving off Cnidus; then, as the wind checked our progress, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Cape Salmone,