A city near Fair Havens, Crete
Lasea
Named in 1 verse of Acts, first in Acts 27:8.
ΛασαίαLasea
The name means “thick; wise.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Lasea Written by AI
Lasea is mentioned in Act.27.8 as a city located near Fair Havens on the island of Crete. The verse states that Paul's ship, while on its way to Rome, "sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone, and with difficulty coasting along it we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea."
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
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Where the Bible names it
- Acts 27:8
After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.