Atlas Biblica

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    Malta

    Μελίτη

    Malta, an island in the Mediterranean Sea where Paul was shipwrecked on his journey to Rome (Act.28.1).

    Where the story of Malta happensWhere the gazetteer locates Malta, framed to them: Malta. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Malta
    Where the gazetteer locates Malta
    verses
    1
    first named
    Acts 28:1
    last named
    Acts 28:11
    feature
    island
    coordinates
    35.93°N · 14.41°E
    island35.93°N · 14.41°E

    Malta (OpenBible)

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    Malta in the text

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    Malta is an island in the Mediterranean Sea mentioned in the New Testament in connection with the apostle Paul's journey to Rome. After Paul's ship was caught in a violent storm, it ran aground on a sandbar near Malta (Act.27.39-44). Paul and the other survivors made it safely to shore, where they were welcomed by the islanders (Act.28.1-2). During his three-month stay on Malta, Paul healed the father of Publius, the chief official of the island, as well as many others who were sick (Act.28.7-9). The kindness shown by the people of Malta to Paul and his companions exemplifies the hospitality that Christians should extend to others (Act.28.10).

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    1. Acts1 verse

      28:1

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