Places of the Bible
Cnidus
Asia Minor · New Testament · 1 verse
A city on a peninsula at the southwest tip of Asia Minor. The name appears in Acts in the King James text.
About Cnidus
A city on a peninsula at the southwest tip of Asia Minor.
Its place in the story
Cnidus was a point Paul's ship reached with difficulty on the voyage to Rome before the wind forced it toward Crete.
Cnidus in Scripture (KJV)
“And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;”
Where it leads
Paul's ship passed Cnidus as he was taken as a prisoner for Christ toward Rome.
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Where is Cnidus in the Bible?
A city on a peninsula at the southwest tip of Asia Minor. The name appears in Acts in the King James text.
What happened at Cnidus?
Cnidus was a point Paul's ship reached with difficulty on the voyage to Rome before the wind forced it toward Crete.
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