Places in the Bible Today:

Crete

Data

Translated NamesCherethites, Cretans, Crete, Kerethite, Kerethites, Philistines
Typeisland
Geo Data KML (for Google Earth)
GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

1 Identification

  1. Crete (modern): very high confidence
    1. shoreline panorama of CreteCrete

Verses (9)

Job-Mal (1)
Zeph 2:5
Acts-Rev (8)
Acts 27:7, 27:8, 27:12, 27:13, 27:14, 27:21
Titus 1:5, 1:12

Linked Data Identifiers

SourceIdentifier
Biblemapper.com252
Logos FactbookCrete
OpenBible.info (2007)Crete
OpenBible.infoa26aa94 (Crete)
Pleiades1001897
TIPNRCrete@Deu.2.23
UBS Names Databasent ID_638
WikidataQ34374

Image

shoreline panorama of Crete
Credit: Jebulon (modified)

About

This page identifies the current consensus around the modern location of this biblical place.

While I consulted sources for this place, there were no major disputes about its modern location.