Myra

Myra was a city in Lycia, Asia Minor, where Paul's ship stopped on his journey to Rome as a prisoner.

The name Myra means “I flow; pour out; weep”

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Summary

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

Location

Certainty: Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
Coordinates: 36.259° N, 29.985° 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

ΜύραMyra

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.