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Myra

People's Dictionary of the Bible

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Myra (my'rah), flowing, weeping. An ancient port in Lycia, on the southwest coast of Asia Minor. Acts 27:5. It was on the river Andriacus, about 2½ miles from its mouth. The magnificent ruins of the city stand upon a hill not far from the sea.

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