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Malta

Mediterranean island · New Testament · 1 verse

An island in the central Mediterranean south of Sicily, called Melita in the KJV. The name appears in Acts in the King James text.

About Malta

An island in the central Mediterranean south of Sicily, called Melita in the KJV.

Its place in the story

Malta was where Paul was shipwrecked on his voyage to Rome. A viper bit him without harm, and he healed the sick on the island, and the people showed the survivors great kindness.

Malta in Scripture (KJV)

“And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.”

Where it leads

On Malta Paul survived a shipwreck and a snakebite and healed the sick in the name of Christ.

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Where is Malta in the Bible?

An island in the central Mediterranean south of Sicily, called Melita in the KJV. The name appears in Acts in the King James text.

What happened at Malta?

Malta was where Paul was shipwrecked on his voyage to Rome. A viper bit him without harm, and he healed the sick on the island, and the people showed the survivors great kindness.

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