Rhodes
Where it is
36.44° N, 28.23° E
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Counted from 1 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0
About this place
Rhodes is an island in the Aegean Sea, located off the southwestern coast of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). It is mentioned in the Bible as one of the stops on Paul's journey to Jerusalem. After leaving Cos, Paul and his companions sailed to Rhodes and then on to Patara (Act. 21:1). Rhodes was known for its strategic location, its strong naval fleet, and the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The island had a significant Jewish population in the first century AD.
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Every mention
1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
Acts 1 mention
What the dictionary says
A rose, an island to the south of the western extremity of Asia Minor, between Coos and Patara, about 46 miles long and 18 miles broad.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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- STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
- OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · www.openbible.info/geo/
- Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain