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Chios in the Bible.

Chios is an island in the Bible, about 1,130 km (702 miles) north-west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 1 verse, Acts 20:15.

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About Chios.

Mentioned in Acts 20:15, an island in the Aegean Sea, about 5 miles distant from the mainland, having a roadstead, in the shelter of which Paul and his companions anchored for a night when on his third missionary return journey. It is now called Scio.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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The verse that names Chios.

Acts 1

  • Acts 20:15And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we came to Miletus.

Questions about Chios.

Where is Chios in the Bible?

Chios is an island about 1,130 km (702 miles) north-west of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Chios named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Chios in 1 verse, in 1 book.

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