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Syracuse
People's Dictionary of the Bible
Syracuse (sȳr'a-kûse). The celebrated city on the eastern coast of Sicily. Paul arrived there in an Alexandrian ship from Melita, on his voyage to Rome. Acts 28:12. The site of Syracuse rendered it a convenient place for the African corn-ships to touch at, for the harbor was an excellent one, and the fountain Arethusa in the island furnished an unfailing supply of excellent water.
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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Syracuse'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​rpd/​s/syracuse.html. 1893.