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Chios
People's Dictionary of the Bible
Chios (kî'os). An island of the Ægean Sea, five miles from the coast of Ionia, in Asia Minor. It is 32 miles long and from 8 to 18 miles wide, and noted for its wines. Paul passed by it. Acts 20:14-15. Its modern name is Scio or Khio.
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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Chios'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/rpd/c/chios.html. 1893.