Cenchreae
Cenchreae is a settlement mentioned in 2 verses. Its most likely location is Kechries.
Where is Cenchreae?
Approx. 37.8843, 22.9968 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kechries | settlement | High |
Cenchreae in the Bible dictionary
Millet, the eastern harbour of Corinth, from which it was distant about 9 miles east, and the outlet for its trade with the Asiatic shores of the Mediterranean. When Paul returned from his second missionary journey to Syria, he sailed from this port (Acts 18:18). In Rom. 16:1 he speaks as if there were at the time of his writing that epistle an organized church there. The western harbour of Corinth was Lechaeum, about a mile and a half from the city. It was the channel of its trade with Italy and the west.
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Verses that mention Cenchreae
- Acts 18:18
And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.
- Romans 16:1
I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea: