'Island' in the Bible
They went through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish occult practitioner and false prophet named Bar-jesus.
But it was not long before a violent wind (called a northeaster) swept down from the island.
As we drifted to the sheltered side of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the ship's lifeboat.
When we were safely on shore, we learned that the island was called Malta.
The governor of the island, whose name was Publius, owned estates in that part of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us with great hospitality for three days.
After that had happened, the rest of the sick people on the island went to him and were healed.
Three months later, we continued our sailing onboard an Alexandrian ship that had spent the winter at the island. It had the Twin Brothers as its figurehead.