Places in the Bible Today:

Crete

Data

Translated Names	Cherethites, Cretans, Crete, Kerethite, Kerethites, Philistines
Type	island
Geo Data	KML (for Google Earth) GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

1 Identification

Crete (modern): very high confidence
1. Crete

Verses (9)

Job-Mal (1): Zeph 2:5
Acts-Rev (8): Acts 27:7, 27:8, 27:12, 27:13, 27:14, 27:21; Titus 1:5, 1:12

Linked Data Identifiers

Source	Identifier
Biblemapper.com	252
Logos Factbook	Crete
OpenBible.info (2007)	Crete
OpenBible.info	a26aa94 (Crete)
Pleiades	1001897
TIPNR	Crete@Deu.2.23
UBS Names Database	nt ID_638
Wikidata	Q34374

Image

Credit: Jebulon (modified)

About

This page identifies the current consensus around the modern location of this biblical place.

While I consulted sources for this place, there were no major disputes about its modern location.

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