Syrtis, the
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Smith's 18631 verse reference
Smith's 1863
(Acts 27:17) in the Revised Version in place of "quicksands" in the Authorized Version. It was the well-known Syrtis Major , the terror of all Mediterranean sailors. "It is a dangerous shallow on the coast of Africa, between Tripoli and Barca, southwest of the island of Crete." The other Syrtis Syrtis Minor , was too far west to be feared by Paul’s fellow voyagers. --ED.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · public domain
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