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Acts 27:3-4 |
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Paul embarked for Rome on a ship that would take him as far as Asia. He was one of several prisoners guarded by a Roman officer named Julius. From Caesarea the ship sailed north to Sidon, a port along the Syrian coast. |
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Context: Sidon was one of the leading cities along the coast of
ancient Syria, in what today is Lebanon. Like Tyre
to the south, Sidon had been a city of the Phoenicians. For centuries it
had been an important port for commerce. Glass was manufactured in the
area, using sand from the coast. Paul's ship came from Adramyttium, a port
on the northwest coast of Asia Minor. The boat was returning to the region
from which it had come to Caesarea.
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