And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.
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Barnes' Notes
They knew - Either from their former acquaintance with the island, or from the information of the inhabitants. Was called Melita - Now called “Malta.” It was celebrated formerly for producing large…
Adam Clarke
They knew that the island was called Melita - There were two islands of this name: one in the Adriatic Gulf, or Gulf of Venice, on the coast of Illyricum, and near to Epidaurus; the other in the…
What a great variety of places and circumstances do we find Paul in! He was a planet, and not a fixed star. Here we have him in an island to which, in all probability, he had never come if he had not…
Cambridge Bible
Act 28:1-10. The shipwrecked company hospitably entertained in Malta. Paul, bitten by a viper, feels no hurt. Cure of the father of the chief magistrate
1. And when they were escaped The oldest MSS.…