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Myra in the Bible.

Myra is a town in the Bible, about 703 km (437 miles) north-west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 1 verse, Acts 27:5.

What happened at Myra.

One of the chief towns of Lycia, in Asia Minor, about 2 1/2 miles from the coast (Acts 27:5). Here Paul removed from the Adramyttian ship in which he had sailed from Caesarea, and entered into the Alexandrian ship, which was afterwards wrecked at Melita (27:39-44).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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The verse that names Myra.

Acts 1

  • Acts 27:5And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.

Questions about Myra.

Where is Myra in the Bible?

Myra is a town about 703 km (437 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 Myra named in the Bible?

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

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