Place · Island
Samothrace
Named in 1 verse, first in Acts 16:11.
In the Bible
All 1 verse, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
Acts
- Acts 16:11
We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis.
Events here
Events the dataset sets at Samothrace. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.
- no dateCall to Macedonia
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.
Read Easton’s entry
An island in the AEgean Sea, off the coast of Thracia, about 32 miles distant. This Thracian Samos was passed by Paul on his voyage from Troas to Neapolis (Acts 16:11) on his first missionary journey. It is about 8 miles long and 6 miles broad. Its modern name is Samothraki.