And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.
And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein. Since Egypt was the granary of Italy, and this vessel was laden with wheat (Acts 27:35 ), we do not need wonder that it was large enough to carry 276 souls, passengers and crew together (Acts 27:37 ). Besides, the Egyptian merchantmen-among the largest in the Mediterranean-were equal to the largest merchantmen in our day. It may seem strange that, on their passage from Alexandria to Italy, they should be found at a Lycian port. But even still it is not unusual to stand to the north toward Asia Minor, for the sake of the current.