And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.
Paul has appealed to Caesar, and to Caesar he must go by sea to Rome; but mark this, God had determined it before Festus did. Whatever man intends, God works His purposes through it. Julius the centurion keeps him in custody, yet Paul has comfort from his friends at Caesarea and carries a blessing wherever he goes.
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Commenting on Acts 27:1-11
Fair Havens is called by earlier writers Cale Acte, the fair shore, and placed variously by Ptolemy, Herodotus, and Stephanus in different parts of the Mediterranean; Stephanus identifies it as a Cretan city, which suits Luke's account. Lasea, the nearby city, appears in ancient sources under different names, Lisson, Lyssus, Lasos, but Jerome confirms it lay on Crete's shore near the Fair Havens as Luke himself describes.
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They scarcely made it past Salmone without running aground, forced to sail round the eastern end of Crete because the winds blocked a direct passage. The Fair Havens itself was less a proper harbour than an open anchorage on the southeastern coast, adequate shelter for the moment, though not secure.
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