Myra
Easton, 1897
One of the chief towns of Lycia, in Asia Minor, about 2 1/2 miles from the coast (Acts 27:5). Here Paul removed from the Adramyttian ship in which he had sailed from Caesarea, and entered into the Alexandrian ship, which was afterwards wrecked at Melita (Acts 27:39-44).
Dictionary: M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1897, public domain).