Lycia

Place

A region on the southwest coast of Asia Minor

Names

en Lycia
el Λυκία · G3073
bg Ликия

Location

Kind: Region

Modern name: Lycia

Certainty: Disputed

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Mentioned in (1)

Acts 27:5

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panorama of a mountain in Lycia · Dosseman · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Official source

Lycia Summary STEPBible TIPNR

Lycia, a region on the southwest coast of Asia Minor, passed by Paul on his journey to Rome (Act 27:5).

Lycia Article STEPBible TIPNR

Lycia was a region located on the southwest coast of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). In Act.27.5, it is mentioned that Paul's ship, while on its way to Rome, sailed along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia and arrived at Myra in Lycia.

Lycia Dictionary Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

A wolf, a province in the south-west of Asia Minor, opposite the island of Rhodes. It forms part of the region now called Tekeh. It was a province of the Roman empire when visited by Paul (Acts 21:1; 27:5). Two of its towns are mentioned, Patara (21:1, 2) and Myra (27:5).

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