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Syrtis

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(ssihr' tihss) Translated “quicksands” in Acts 27:17 (KJV). Probably what is now known as the Gulf of Sidra, a place of shallow water with hidden rocks, sandbanks, and quicksands off the African coast west of Cyrene.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Syrtis'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​s/syrtis.html. 1991.
 
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