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Coos

(written Cos in the R.V.), a small island, one of the Sporades in the Aegean Sea, in the north-west of Rhodes, off the coast of Caria. Paul on his return from his third missionary journey, passed the night here after sailing from Miletus (Acts 21:1). It is now called Stanchio.

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(Acts 21:1) [Cos, Or Coos]

In the Bible

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Verses where Coos is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Acts 21:1

    After we had torn ourselves away from them, we sailed directly to Cos, and the next day on to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

Scripture on Coos

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Entries that reference Coos

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Coos references

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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