Adriatic Sea
The Adriatic Sea, where Paul's ship was driven by a storm on his journey to Rome.
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Summary
A location only mentioned at Acts 27:27; only referred to as Adriatic Sea (Ἀδρίας).
Location
- Identified as
- Adriatic and Ionian Seas
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 38.000° N, 19.000° E
Events
Dates are approximate
- Paul's Journey to Romec. AD 56
- Paul is shipwrecked by a stormc. AD 57
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- ἈδρίαςAdriatic Sea
Mentions
- On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.