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Quicksand

Morrish Bible Dictionary

ἡ Σύρτισ. The Syrtis is a quicksand on the north African coast between long. 10 and 20 E. Acts 27:17 . There are properly two, called the major and the minor; it would have been the major one on the east of the bay that they were in danger of. It is now called the Gulf of Sidra.

Bibliography Information
Morrish, George. Entry for 'Quicksand'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​q/quicksand.html. 1897.