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The voyage to Rome

In the order Scripture gives them · Acts 27:1–44 · Acts 28:1–31

13 stops
1CaesareaCaesarea · stop 12SidonSidon · stop 23MyraMyra · stop 34CnidusCnidus · stop 45·6Fair Havens · LaseaFair Havens · Lasea · stop 5·67CaudaCauda · stop 78MaltaMalta · stop 89SyracuseSyracuse · stop 910RhegiumRhegium · stop 1011PuteoliPuteoli · stop 1112·13Three Taverns · RomeThree Taverns · Rome · stop 12·13about 2678 km across · drawn without map tilesThe voyage to Rome
Coastlines, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth · 1:10m physical vectors — ne_10m_coastline, ne_10m_rivers_lake_centerlines, ne_10m_lakes · v5.2.0-pre · Public domain · places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · the route is drawn stop to stop, not road by road

About this route

Paul sails as a prisoner who has appealed to Caesar. Luke, who was aboard, names every harbour and headland; the ship is driven past Crete, wrecked on Malta, and the last stage is walked up the Appian Way.

Written in-house from the passages named on each stop

The stops

1
CaesareaActs 27:1–2

When it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan…

2
SidonActs 27:3

The next day, we touched at Sidon. Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him permission to go to his friends and refresh himself.

3
MyraActs 27:5–6

When we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.

4
CnidusActs 27:7

When we had sailed slowly many days, and had come with difficulty opposite Cnidus, the wind not allowing us further, we sailed under the lee of…

5
Fair HavensActs 27:8–12

With difficulty sailing along it we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.

7
CaudaActs 27:16

Running under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat.

8
MaltaActs 28:1–10

When we had escaped, then they learned that the island was called Malta.

9
SyracuseActs 28:12

Touching at Syracuse, we stayed there three days.

10
RhegiumActs 28:13

From there we circled around and arrived at Rhegium. After one day, a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli,

12
Three TavernsActs 28:15

From there the brothers, when they heard of us, came to meet us as far as The Market of Appius and The Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, he thanked…

13
RomeActs 28:16–31

When we entered into Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard, but Paul was allowed to stay by himself with the…

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