Quicksands

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Quicksands

found only in Acts 27:17 , the rendering of the Greek Syrtis. On the north coast of Africa were two localities dangerous to sailors, called the Greater and Lesser Syrtis. The former of these is probably here meant. It lies between Tripoli and Barca, and near Cyrene. The Lesser Syrtis lay farther to the west.

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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.

Bibliography Information

Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Quicksands". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .

Encyclopedias - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Quicksands

QUICKSANDS

kwik'-sandz.

See SYRTIS.

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