Melita (Easton)

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(Acts 27:28 ), an island in the Mediterranean, the modern Malta. Here the ship in which Paul was being conveyed a prisoner to Rome was wrecked. The bay in which it was wrecked now bears the name of 'St. Paul's Bay', 'a certain creek with a shore.' It is about 2 miles deep and 1 broad, and the whole"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter M Bible Dictionaries Melita Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Melech Next Entry Melons Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Melita (Malta) Treasury of Biblical Knowledge Malta, Melita Dictionaries American Tract Society Melita Easton's Bible Dictionary Melita Fausset Bible Dictionary Melita Holman Bible Dictionary Melita Hitchcock Bible Names Melita Hastings' BibleDictionary Melita Hastings' NT Dictionary Melita Morrish Bible Dictionary Melita 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Melita Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Melita People's Bible Dictionary Melita Smith Bible Dictionary Melita Watson's Theological Dictionary Melita Encyclopedias International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Melita Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Melita McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Melita Lexicons Μελίτη , Μελιτήνη ( Acts 27:28 ), an island in the Mediterranean, the modern Malta. Here the ship in which Paul was being conveyed a prisoner to Rome was wrecked. The bay in which it was wrecked now bears the name of "St. Paul's Bay", "a certain creek with a shore." It is about 2 miles deep and 1 broad, and the whole physical condition of the scene answers the description of the shipwreck given in Acts 28 . It was originally colonized by Phoenicians ("barbarians," 28:2). It came into the possession of the Greeks (B.C. 736), from whom it was taken by the Carthaginians (B.C. 528). In B.C. 242 it was conquered by the Romans, and was governed by a Roman propraetor at the time of the shipwreck ( Acts 28:7 ). Since 1800, when the French garrison surrendered to the English force, it has been a British dependency. The island is about 17 miles long and 9 wide, and about 60 in circumference. After a stay of three months on this island, during which the "barbarians" showed them no little kindness, Julius procured for himself and his company a passage in another Alexandrian corn-ship which had wintered in the island, in which they proceeded on their voyage to Rome ( Acts 28:13,14 ).

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