Lexical Definition

‎Μελίτη‎ Melítē (mel-ee'-tay) Malta ^N:N-F-L
of uncertain origin

Melita.

• Melita, an island in the Mediterranean

Abbott-Smith

Μελίτη, (Rec., R, txt.), Μελιτήνη (WH, R, mg., v. WH, App., 160),
Melita, Melitene (mod. Malta): Ac 28:1.†

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Malta • An island where Paul was shipwrecked

Malta, an island in the Mediterranean Sea where Paul was shipwrecked on his journey to Rome (Acts 28:1).

• A location only mentioned at Act.28.1;
• only referred to as Malta Μελίτη.
  

Malta is an island in the Mediterranean Sea mentioned in the New Testament in connection with the apostle Paul's journey to Rome. After Paul's ship was caught in a violent storm, it ran aground on a sandbar near Malta (Acts 27:39-44). Paul and the other survivors made it safely to shore, where they were welcomed by the islanders (Acts 28:1-2). During his three-month stay on Malta, Paul healed the father of Publius, the chief official of the island, as well as many others who were sick (Acts 28:7-9). The kindness shown by the people of Malta to Paul and his companions exemplifies the hospitality that Christians should extend to others (Acts 28:10).

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