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Mitylene is a city in the Bible, about 1,157 km (719 miles) north-west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 1 verse, Acts 20:14.
The chief city of the island of Lesbos, on its east coast, in the AEgean Sea. Paul, during his third missionary journey, touched at this place on his way from Corinth to Judea (Acts 20:14), and here tarried for a night. It lies between Assos and Chios. It is now under the Turkish rule, and bears the name of Metelin.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
Mitylene is a city about 1,157 km (719 miles) north-west of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.
The King James Version names Mitylene in 1 verse, in 1 book.