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ORINTH). Here according to Ac 18:18, Paul had his hair shorn before sailing for Syria, since he had a vow.
Where is Cenchreae in the Bible?
Cenchreae was the eastern port city of Corinth in ancient Greece, serving as a major harbor for maritime trade in the region. The city appears in the New Testament in connection with the Apostle Paul, who cut his hair there while fulfilling a vow before sailing to Syria, an event recorded in Acts 18:18. Cenchreae is also significant as the home of Phoebe, a deaconess of the local church whom Paul commended highly and entrusted with delivering his Epistle to the Romans. Paul's mention of Phoebe in Romans 16:1-2, where he asks the Roman church to assist her in whatever she might need, demonstrates the importance of this port city's Christian community in the early church.
In Scripture2 biblical books; 2 with study content
- Acts
- Romans
Cenchreae
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)ORINTH). Here according to Ac 18:18, Paul had his hair shorn before sailing for Syria, since he had a vow. A local church must have been established there by Paul, since Phoebe, the deaconess of Cenchrea, was entrusted with the Epistle to the Romans, and was commended to them in the highest terms by the apostle, who charged them to "assist her in whatsoever matter she may have need" (Ro 16:1,2).
sen-de-be'-us (Kendebaios; the King James Version Cendebeus): A general of Antiochus VII who was appointed "captain of the seacoast" of Palestine (1 Macc 15:38 ff) after the defeat of Tryphon by Antiochus 138 BC. H