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43 articles found for “Alexander”

• Melita

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  Melita is the Mediterranean island where Paul came ashore after his ship was wrecked while he was being taken to Rome as a prisoner. It appears in Acts 28 and is traditionally identified with present-day Malta.

• Fair Havens

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  Fair Havens was a harbor on the southern coast of the island of Crete, near the city of Lasea, where the ship carrying Paul stopped on its way to Rome, according to Acts 27.

• Puteoli

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  Puteoli is a port city in southern Italy mentioned in Acts 28, where Paul, on his way to Rome as a prisoner, disembarked and stayed seven days with the believers there. It is the modern Pozzuoli, near Naples.