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Salmone

Named in 1 verse, first in Acts 27:7.

In the Bible

All 1 verse, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

Acts

  • Acts 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.

Events here

Events the dataset sets at Salmone. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.

  1. c. AD 56
    Journey to Rome beginsActs 27:1–12
  2. c. AD 56
    Paul's Journey to RomeActs 27:1–28:31

Dictionary

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. Its geography and “modern” descriptions date from the 1890s. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.

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A promontory on the east of Crete, under which Paul sailed on his voyage to Rome (Acts 27:7); the modern Cape Sidero.

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