Phenice

Phenice [N] [H] [S]

properly Phoenix a palm-tree (as in the RSV), a town with a harbour on the southern side of Crete ( Acts 27:12 ), west of the Fair Havens. It is now called Lutro.

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M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.

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Bibliography Information

Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Phenice". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .
Phenice [N] [E] [S]

Phoenicia
Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names. Public Domain. Copy freely.

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Bibliography Information

Hitchcock, Roswell D. "Entry for 'Phenice'". "An Interpreting Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names". . New York, N.Y., 1869.
Phenice [N] [E] [H]

( Acts 27:12 ) (more properly Phoenix, as it is translated in the Revised Version), the name of a haven in Crete on the south coast. The name was no doubt derived from the Greek word for the palm tree, which Theophrastus says was indigenous in the island. It is the modern Lutro . [See PHOENICE; PHOENICIA]


[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names

Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Phenice'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.

PHENICE

fe-ni'-se.

See PHOENICIA; PHOENIX.


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Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'PHENICE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.