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There was no other direction the ship could sail. It would have been less distance to sail to the
western side of Cyprus, but the winds forced this sailing ship along the eastern side of Cyprus.

Act 27:5 And when we had sailed over the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to
Myra, a city of Lycia.

Paul sees his home for the last time.

Act 27:6 There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing to Italy, and he put us on board.

This ship is also blown off course by the northwest winds into Myra. It was headed toward
Crete (port of Fair Havens) and onto Puteoli, (verse 38). This ship would hold 276 people (verse
37).

Act 27:7 When we had sailed slowly many days, and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus, the wind
not permitting us to proceed, we sailed under the shelter of Crete off Salmone.

And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus (ka-ni-
tus), the wind not suffering (allowing) us, we sailed under (around the tip of) Crete, over against
(around) Salmone;

After ditching the other ship, this one is more secure but is being slowed down by one of the
worst sea storms in history. They are headed into the wind and are now in the last safe port
before entering open sea to Crete.
Act 27:8 Passing it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.

After passing Salmone, they are protected from the harsh winds.
Act 27:9 Now when much time had been spent, and sailing was now dangerous because the
Fast was already over, Paul advised them,

Now when much time was spent (had elapsed), and when sailing was not dangerous, because
the fast was now already past (Atonement [October 10]; Leviticus 23:27; Numbers 29:7), Paul
admonished (warned) them,

and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now
already past; "the fast of the Jews"; this was the day of atonement, which was
the grand fast of the Jews, on which day they afflicted their souls, in memory of
the worshipping of the golden calf; on that day they neither eat nor drink, nor do
any work, neither do they wash, nor are they anointed, nor do they bind on their
shoes, or make use of the marriage bed; nor do they read anything but sorrowful
things, as the Lamentations of Jeremiah, until the setting of the sun, and the
rising of the stars; and hence this day is called by them "the day of fasting", and
"the great fast, and the day of the fast of atonement, and the fast of the
atonement:” now this day was on the 10th of the month Tisri, which answers to
the latter part of our September, and the former part of October; so that it was
now Michaelmas time, when winter was coming on, and sailing began to be