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Cenchrea, Or Cenchrea

(accurately Cenchre’ae) (millet), the eastern harbor of Corinth (i.e. its harbor on the Saronic Gulf) and the emporium of its trade with the Asiatic shores of the Mediterranean, as Lechaeum on the Crointhian Gulf connected it with Italy and the west. St. Paul sailed from Cenchrae, (Acts 18:18) on his return to Syria from his second missionary journey. An organized church seems to have been formed here. (Romans 16:1)

In the Bible

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Verses where Cenchrea, Or Cenchrea is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Acts 18:18

    Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.

  • Romans 16:1

    I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.

Scripture on Cenchrea, Or Cenchrea

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Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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