Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Cnidus?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Cnidus.

First appears in Acts 27:7 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

A town and harbour on the extreme south-west of the peninsula of Doris in Asia Minor. Paul sailed past it on his voyage to Rome after leaving Myra (Acts 27:7). Modern identification: Cnidus.

Cnidus is represented in the local geography layer as Cnidus. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Acts 27:7 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

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Modern orientation

Cnidus

36.686°N · 27.375°E

Key passages

Appears in

Acts

1 chapter · 1 verse mention