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Crete

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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Now called Candia, one of the largest islands in the Meditterranean, about 140 miles long and 35 broad. It was at one time a very prosperous and populous island, having a "hundred cities." The character of the people is described in Paul's quotation from "one of their own poets" (Epimenides) in his epistle to Titus: "The Cretans are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies" (Titus 1:12 ). Jews from Crete were in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:11 ). The island was visited by Paul on his voyage to Rome (Acts 27 ). Here Paul subsequently left (Titus 1:5 ) "to ordain elders." Some have supposed that it was the original home of the Caphtorim (q.v.) or Philistines.

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Crete'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​c/crete.html. 1897.
 
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