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Fair-Havens
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
A roadstead or small bay, near the town of Lasea, midway on the southern coast of Crete, where Paul wished to winter when on the voyage to Rome, Acts 27:8 . The sailors preferred Phenice as safer, and were wrecked in consequence. It still retains nearly its old name.
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Bibliography Information
Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Fair-Havens'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/f/fair-havens.html. 1859.