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Chios

People's Dictionary of the Bible

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Chios (kî'os). An island of the Ægean Sea, five miles from the coast of Ionia, in Asia Minor. It is 32 miles long and from 8 to 18 miles wide, and noted for its wines. Paul passed by it. Acts 20:14-15. Its modern name is Scio or Khio.

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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Chios'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​rpd/​c/chios.html. 1893.
 
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