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Miletus

Asia · today Balat

The port where Paul says goodbye to the elders of Ephesus, knowing he will not see them again. The most personal speech in Acts.

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ANCIENT NAMES

  • Μίλητος Miletos, Μιλήσιοι Miléisioi Greek
  • Miletus Latin
  • Millawa(n)da Hittite

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Skip the map 15°E 20°E 25°E 30°E 35°E 40°E 45°E 50°E 28°N 32°N 36°N 40°N Trogyllium Trogyllium Samos SAMOS Chios CHIOS Asia ASIA Jerusalem Jerusalem Ephesus Ephesus Corinth Corinth Miletus Miletus 100 mi scriptoria.digital Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

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city mountain known location approximate debated 8 places · c. AD 30-62 · modern coastline: harbors have silted up over two thousand years · drag and zoom · Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

WITH ASIA · CHIOS · EPHESUS · JERUSALEM AND 3 MORE, named in the same passages

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Theater at Miletus.

Theater at Miletus.

PHOTO: Jiuguang Wang CC BY-SA 2.0 Wikimedia Commons

DISTANCES IN A STRAIGHT LINE

  • Trogyllium ABOUT 17 MI (28 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · 2 DAYS ON FOOT
  • Ephesus ABOUT 28 MI (46 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · 2 DAYS ON FOOT
  • Corinth ABOUT 240 MI (390 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · 17 DAYS ON FOOT
  • Jerusalem ABOUT 600 MI (970 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE

In a straight line, between the atlas's coordinates. On foot, at 30 km (19 mi) a day on a road 1.3 times longer than the line.

4 PASSAGES

COORDINATES 37.5311, 27.2756

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