Biblical places
Assos
The port city where Paul boarded a ship after walking from Troas during his third missionary journey (Acts 20:13-14). Its ancient Greek ruins and acropolis are well preserved.
Sources and location confidence
- Location confidence
- Very High
- Behramkale
- 39.4878, 26.3369
There is no disagreement over its location.
Related Bible passages
These are selected indexed references, not an exhaustive list of every mention in the Bible.
Acts 20:13
And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot.
Acts 20:14
And when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.