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Galatia in Naves Topical Bible

(A province of Asia Minor) -Its churches visited by Paul Ac 16:6; 18:23 -Collection taken in, for Christians at Jerusalem 1Co 16:1 -Peter's address to 1Pe 1:1 -Churches in Ga 1:1,2 -See Paul's epistle to Galatians Ga 1...

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Fair Havens in Naves Topical Bible

(A harbor on the island of Crete) -Paul tarries at, on his way to Rome Ac 27:8...

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Gadara in Easton's Bible Dictionary

the capital of the Roman province of Peraea. It stood on the summit of a mountain about 6 miles south-east of the Sea of Galilee. Mark (5:1) and Luke (8:26-39) describe the miracle of the healing of the demoniac (Matthew [8:28-34] says two demoniacs) as having been wrought "in the country of the Gadarenes," thus describing the scene genera...

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Fair Havens in Smiths Bible Dictionary

a harbor in the island of Crete, Ac 27:8 though not mentioned in any other ancient writing, is still known by its own Greek name, and appears to have been the harbor of Lasaea....

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Gadara in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

(gad' uh ruh) Place name for home of Gadarenes used in TEV (Matthew 8:28). See Gadarenes....

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Fair Havens in Easton's Bible Dictionary

a harbour in the south of Crete, some 5 miles to the east of which was the town of Lasea (Acts 27:8). Here the ship of Alexandria in which Paul and his companions sailed was detained a considerable time waiting for a favourable wind. Contrary to Paul's advice, the master of the ship determined to prosecute the voyage, as the harbour was de...

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Gadarenes in Hitchcock's Bible Names

men of Gadara...

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Fair Havens in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

(fayr hay' vihss) An open bay on the southern coast of Crete near the city of Lasea. Protected only by small islands, it did not appear to be a safe harbor for winter, so the sailors of the ship carrying Paul to Rome decided to try to reach Phenice. They refused to listen to Paul's warnings and were caught in a ferocious storm (Acts 27:8-20)....

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Gadarenes Scripture - Luke 8:37

Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again....

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Eshcol in Easton's Bible Dictionary

bunch; brave. (1.) A young Amoritish chief who joined Abraham in the recovery of Lot from the hands of Chedorlaomer (Gen. 14:13, 24). (2.) A valley in which the spies obtained a fine cluster of grapes (Num. 13:23, 24; "the brook Eshcol," A.V.; "the valley of Eshcol," R.V.), which they took back with them to the camp of Israel as a specim...

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