Encyclopedia entry
Assos
A sea-port town of Proconsular Asia, in the district of Mysia, on the north shore of the Gulf of Adramyttium. Paul came hither on foot along the Roman road from Troas (Acts 20:13, 14), a distance of 20 miles. It was about 30 miles distant from Troas by sea. The island of Lesbos lay opposite it, about 7 miles distant.
In the Bible
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Verses where Assos is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Acts 20:13
We went on ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, where we were to take Paul aboard. He had arranged this because he was going there on foot.
- Acts 20:14
And when he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene.
Scripture on Assos
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Entries that reference Assos
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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