Acts 28:7 meaning and explanation

Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.

Acts 28:7, Berean Standard Bible

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The narrator, writing as one of Paul's companions, describes the group's first days shipwrecked on Malta. Publius is the island's leading official, likely a local Roman appointee, and his estate lay near the shore where the survivors came ashore.

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