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Acts 28:11

King James Version (KJV)

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Acts 28:11

Verse 11 of 31

Scripture focus

And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.

Acts 28:11 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 28:11

Theological / Devotional

After three months. That is, after the stormy season had passed and it was safe to resume the journey.

Ship of Alexandria. Probably another Egyptian grain ship (cf. ch. 27:6, 38).

Wintered in the isle. Probably in the harbor of Valletta, some 8 mi. to the southeast of St. Paul’s Bay.

Sign. Probably a reference to the figurehead on the prow of the ship, beneath the bowsprit.

Castor and Pollux. Gr. Dioskouroi, literally, the “Twins,” the legendary sons of Jupiter, borne him by Leda. The Latin names of the two boys were Castor and Pollux, who were called the Gemini.

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