Acts 27:12 meaning and explanation
Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, if somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.
Acts 27:12, Berean Standard Bible
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Luke, the narrator, is traveling with Paul, a prisoner being taken to Rome, and he records a decision made by the ship's crew and officers. Fair Havens, where they had anchored, offered little shelter for the winter, so the majority voted to press on to Phoenix, a harbor on Crete's southern coast.
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