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Easton's Bible Dictionary

Fair Havens

A harbour in the south of Crete, some 5 miles to the east of which was the town of Lasea (Acts 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 (9-12). The result was that, after a stormy voyage, the vessel was finally wrecked on the coast of Malta (27:40-44).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

FAIR HAVENS

far ha'-v'-nz (Kaloi Limenes): A roadstead on the South coast of Crete, about 5 miles East of Cape Matala, the most southerly point of the island. The harbor is formed by a bay, open to the East, and sheltered on the Southwest by two small islands. Here Paul waited for a considerable time (Acts 27:9); but while it afforded good anchorage and a shelter from North and Northwest winds, "the haven was not commodious to winter in" (Acts 27:8, 12).

See CRETE.

HAVENS, FAIR

ha'-v'-nz.

See FAIR HAVENS.

Greek

2568. Kaloi Limenes -- Fair Havens, a harbor in Crete
... Kaloi Limenes. 2569 . Fair Havens, a harbor in Crete. Transliteration: Kaloi Limenes
Phonetic Spelling: (kal-oy' lee-men'-es) Short Definition: Havens. ...
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Library

The Voyage and Shipwreck
... Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;
and, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called the Fair Havens.". ...
/.../white/the acts of the apostles/lesson 42 the voyage and.htm

The World Compared to the Sea.
... And as in the sea there are islands, some of them habitable, and well-watered, and
fruitful, with havens and harbours in which the storm-tossed may find refuge ...
/.../theophilus/theophilus to autolycus/chapter xiv the world compared to.htm

Acts XXVII
... us, and sailed under the lee of Crete, over against Salmone; (8) and coasting along
it with difficulty, we came into a place called Fair Havens, near which was ...
/.../mcgarvey/a commentary on acts of the apostles/acts xxvii.htm

Letter H
... 1836 * Hatch, William H. "Received 1834 * Hatfield, Henry "Received 1818 * Hatton,
Robert C. "Received 1812, Withdrew 1831 * Havens, James "Received ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/bangs/an alphabetical list of m e preachers/letter h.htm

How the Soldiers, Both in Judea and Egypt, Proclaimed Vespasian ...
... then have that country for a defense to himself against the uncertainty of fortune;
for Egypt [23] is hard to be entered by land, and hath no good havens by sea ...
/.../chapter 10 how the soldiers.htm

The Honors that were Paid the Jews; and the Leagues that were Made ...
... Antiochus the king, the son of Antiochus, should do no injury to the Jews, the
confederates of the Romans; and that the fortresses, and the havens, and the ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 10 the honors that.htm

The General Conference of 1836
... Mississippi Conference: Benjamin M. Drake John Lane, William Winans. Indiana Conference:
James Havens, CW Ruter, James 50. Thompson, Allen Wiley. ...
/.../chapter 13 the general conference.htm

Exhortations.
... For as the wind aids the pilot of a ship, and as havens are advantageous for safety
to a tempest-tossed vessel, so is also prayer to thee, in order that thou ...
/.../chapter ii exhortations.htm

Acts xxvi. 30-32
... wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone; and, hardly
passing it, came unto a place which is called the fair havens; nigh whereunto ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on acts and romans/homily liii acts xxvi 30-32.htm

Caesarea. Strato's Tower.
... For between Dori and Joppa, in the middle of which this city lay, it happened
that all the seacoast was destitute of havens, &c. ...
/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 57 caesarea stratos tower.htm

Thesaurus

Havens (1 Occurrence)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Fair Havens. A harbour in the south of ... 27:40-44).
Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. FAIR HAVENS. far ha'-v ...
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Phoenix (2 Occurrences)
... The ship was then able to make her way along the South shore of Crete to a harbor
called Fair Havens (Kaloi Limenes), near a city Lasea (Lasaia). ...
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Fair (147 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Fair Havens. A harbour in the south of Crete,
some 5 ... 16:2). HLE Luering. FAIR HAVENS. far ha'-v'-nz (Kaloi ...
/f/fair.htm - 40k

Haven (8 Occurrences)
... The most famous on the coast of Palestine was that of Tyre (Ezek. 27:3). That of
Crete, called "Fair Havens," is mentioned Acts 27:8. Noah Webster's Dictionary. ...
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Crete (7 Occurrences)
... The excavations of Mr. Evans at Knossos and of the Italians at Phastos (near Fair
Havens) prove that Crete was a center of Mediterranean civilization in an ...
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Lasea (1 Occurrence)
... LASEA. la-se'-a (Lasaia): A town on the South coast of Crete, 5 miles East of Fair
Havens (Acts 27:8). The ruins were examined in 1856 by G. Brown (see Code of ...
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Lasaea (1 Occurrence)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary A city in the island of Crete (Acts 27:8). Its ruins are
still found near Cape Leonda, about 5 miles east of "Fair Havens.". ...
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Lase'a (1 Occurrence)
... Lase'a (1 Occurrence). Acts 27:8 and hardly passing it, we came to a certain place
called 'Fair Havens,' nigh to which was the city 'of' Lasaea. (See RSV). ...
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Whereunto (36 Occurrences)
... (KJV ASV). Acts 27:8 And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The
fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea. (KJV ASV). ...
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Difficulty (12 Occurrences)
... (WEB WEY ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV). Acts 27:8 With difficulty sailing along it we
came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea. ...
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Bible Concordance

Havens (1 Occurrence)

Acts 27:8 With difficulty sailing along it we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Fair-Havens

Havens

Related Terms

Phoenix (2 Occurrences)

Fair (147 Occurrences)

Haven (8 Occurrences)

Crete (7 Occurrences)

Lasea (1 Occurrence)

Lasaea (1 Occurrence)

Lase'a (1 Occurrence)

Whereunto (36 Occurrences)