Lycia

Lycia, a region on the southwest coast of Asia Minor, passed by Paul on his journey to Rome.

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Summary

A location only mentioned at Acts 27:5; only referred to as Lycia (Λυκία).

Location

Certainty: Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
Coordinates: 36.733° N, 29.900° E

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Events

Dates are approximate

Journey to Rome beginsc. AD 56
Paul's Journey to Romec. AD 56

Glossary entries

Alternative names

ΛυκίαLycia

Mentions

Acts 27:5
And when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.