“ And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days. ”
And landing at Syracuse - Syracuse was the capital of the island of Sicily, on the eastern coast. It was in the direct course from Malta to Rome. It contains about 18,000 inhabitants.
Journey from Malta to Rome. Three months brings us to the middle of February, which is before the opening of navigation. They had doubtless seen the Dioscuri, Heavenly Twins, a ship like that in w...
landing . Greek. katago. See Acts 21:3 . Syracuse . An important town in Sicily (S. E.), still bearing the same name. tarried . Greek. epimeno. See Acts 10:48 .
− 12. When we were come to Syracuse. Luke prosecuteth the residue of the course of their sailing, that they arrived first in Sicilia. And after that they set a compass − (668) by reason of...
And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days. Landing at Syracuse - In order to go to Rome from Malta, their readiest course was to keep pretty close to the eastern coast of Sicily, in orde...
Syracuse,— Was the metropolis of Sicily, situated on the east side of the island, and had a beautiful prospect from every entrance both by sea and land. The port, which had the sea on both sides of...
And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days. And landing at Syracuse - the ancient and celebrated capital of Sicily, on its eastern coast; about 80 miles, or one day's sail, north...
St. Paul in Jerusalem (Chs 21:17-28:16) 17-40. Disturbances in the Temple. St Paul arrested.
And landing at Syracuse... — The city, famous for the memorable siege during the Peloponnesian war, and at all times taking its place among the most flourishing towns of Sicily, was about eighty or...
Still Seeking His Own Kinsmen Acts 28:11-20 Paul went toward Rome, as we have seen, under very different circumstances from those that he originally anticipated; but, after all, they gave him t...
On land new perils threatened. While gathering sticks for a fire, a viper fastened on the apostle's hand. Shaking it off, he was unharmed. This convinced those who watched that he was divine, and the...
And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux. (12) And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days. (13) And from...
And landing at Syracuse ,.... A famous city in the isle of Sicily, now called Saragossa: it is placed by Ptolomy c on the east side of the island, in the Adriatic sea; it was 180 furlongs, or two an...
And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days. Ver. 12. Syracuse ] The metropolis of Sicily, where lived and died that famous mathematician Archimedes; who by his art so long held out th...
And Soon after, leaving Malta, they made the island of Sicily; and landing at Syracuse, tarried there three days The ship, probably, having some goods to put ashore, or some to take in there; for...
Very soon contacting inhabitants, they found that the island was called Melita, present day Malta. The people are called "barbarous," which only means they were not Greek or Jewish -- not the culture...
Paul at Rome. 11 And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor...
Syracuse; the chief city of Sicily, famous for Archimedes. We tarried there three days; probably to sell some of their wares, the ship making a trading voyage.
‘And after three months we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose figurehead was ‘The Sons of Zeus' (The Twin Brothers). And touching at Syracuse, we tarried there t...
CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 28:11 . After three months .—The departure from Malta took place in the following spring, probably towards the end of January—and once more in an Alexandrian ship (compare...
Acts 28:1-3 . And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita. And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one...
Acts 28:1 . Melita, now Malta. This island seems to have been inhabited by runaways, for melim, in the language of Carthage, is to escape. It was inhabited by a colony of refugees from Carthage,...
And when they were escaped then they knew. Tomorrow, a revealer A great many things are clearer today than they were last night. Tomorrow will clear up some of the mysteries of today. Weird sha...
EXPOSITION Acts 28:1 We for they, A.V. and T.R. (twice). Was called . It reads as if it was the answer to their question to the natives, "What is this island called?" Melita . That Meli...
From Melita to Rome: