Place New Testament
Lasea
Lasea, a city near Fair Havens on the island of Crete (Act.27.8). Mentioned once in Scripture, at Acts 27:8.
Why it matters. A city near Fair Havens, Crete
- Primary passages
- Location
- 34.935, 24.809 (approximate, within about 2 km)
Coordinates from STEPBible TIPNR (palopenmaps.org link). Approximate; not independently verified.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Lasea
Lasea is mentioned in Act.27.8 as a city located near Fair Havens on the island of Crete. The verse states that Paul's ship, while on its way to Rome, "sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone, and with difficulty coasting along it we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea."
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Acts (1 verse)