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Cos, Or Coos

(now Stanchio or Stanko). This small island of the Grecian Archipelago has several interesting points of connection with the Jews. Herod the Great conferred many favors on the island. St. Paul, on the return from his third missionary journey, passed the night here, after sailing from Miletus. Probably referred to in (Acts 21:1)

In the Bible

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Verses where Cos, Or 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 Cos, Or Coos

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Cos, Or Coos references

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Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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