And the next day we touched at Sidon A celebrated city on the Phenician coast, not far from Tyre. Here Julius, to whose care the prisoners had been delivered, being a man of singular humanity, allowed Paul to go ashore and refresh himself with the brethren of that city; a favour which must have been peculiarly acceptable to one that had been so long in prison. After that, loosing from Sidon, they sailed under Cyprus Leaving it on the left hand; to Myra, a city of Lycia; and there finding a ship of Alexandria, bound for Italy, they went aboard. This ship, it is probable, was laden with wheat, for the greatest part of the corn consumed in Rome was brought from Alexandria in Egypt; and the vessels employed in that trade were exceedingly large, as this vessel certainly was; for there were on board of her no fewer than two hundred and seventy-six persons. And when we had sailed slowly many days By Rhodes and several other small islands, which lay near the Carian shore; and scarce were come over against Cnidus A cape and city of Caria; the wind not suffering us
To make greater despatch, steering to the south; we sailed under Crete A well-known island in the Mediterranean sea; over against Salmone A promontory on the eastern coast of that island. And hardly passing it That is, passing the cape with difficulty; we came to a place called The Fair Havens The most considerable port in that part of Crete, which still retains the same name: but the city Lasea, mentioned next, is now utterly lost, together with many more of the hundred cities for which Crete was once so renowned.