Crete
location: likely
Named in 5 tagged verses in 2 books, first at Acts 27:7.
- Kind
- Island
- Coordinates
- 35.31° N, 24.89° E
- Nearest
- Lasea 41.7 km
- People
- 1 person
- Events
- 3 events
- Tagged in
- 5 verses
Map
Crete is the filled marker at the centre; the 10 nearest places with a page are around it. The position follows OpenBible.info, which grades it a likely location. The dashed ring marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.
People
People named in the same verses as Crete, most often first.
Events
3 events told in verses that name Crete, in the order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).
- AD 56Journey to Rome begins2 shared verses
- AD 56Paul's Journey to Rome4 shared verses
- AD 57Paul is shipwrecked by a storm2 shared verses
Mentions
5 tagged verses in 2 books. Select a book to read its verses.
Counts are verses tagged with this place in Theographic. How Begat counts
Every verse
All 5 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Acts4 verses
- 27:7
After sailing slowly for many days, we arrived off Cnidus. When the wind impeded us, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.
- 27:12
Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, hoping that somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.
- 27:13
When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete.
- 27:21
After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.
Titus1 verse
- 1:5
The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
Nearby
The 10 places with a page nearest to Crete, by straight-line distance.