Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Crete?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Crete.

First appears in Zephaniah 2:5 · 3 books · 3 chapters

Overview

Biblical island. Modern identification: Crete.

Crete is represented in the local geography layer as Crete. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Zephaniah 2:5 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 9 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Crete today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

Crete is approached here as a present-day map point rather than a speculative route guide. Use the coordinates and outbound map links to place the site inside its wider landscape.

Crete is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Crete

35.310°N · 24.893°E

Key passages

Appears in

Acts

1 chapter · 6 verse mentions

Titus

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions

Zephaniah

1 chapter · 1 verse mention