Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Samos?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Samos.

First appears in Acts 20:15 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

An island in the AEgean Sea, which Paul passed on his voyage from Assos to Miletus (Acts 20:15), on his third missionary journey. It is about 27 miles long and 20 broad, and lies about 42 miles south-west of Smyrna. Modern identification: Samos.

Samos is represented in the local geography layer as Samos. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Acts 20:15 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

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How to get to Samos today

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Samos is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

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Modern orientation

Samos

37.750°N · 26.833°E

Key passages

Appears in

Acts

1 chapter · 1 verse mention