Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Assos?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Assos.

First appears in Acts 20:13 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

A sea-port town of Proconsular Asia, in the district of Mysia, on the north shore of the Gulf of Adramyttium. Paul came hither on foot along the Roman road from Troas (Acts 20:13, 14), a distance of 20 miles. Modern identification: Assos.

Assos is represented in the local geography layer as Assos. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Acts 20:13 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Key passages

Appears in

Acts

1 chapter · 2 verse mentions