Biblical places
Malta
The island where Paul's ship was wrecked in a storm while being taken to Rome; he stayed three months, was unharmed by a viper's bite, and was warmly received by the islanders.
Sources and location confidence
- Location confidence
- High
- St. Paul's Bay (Malta)
- 35.9490, 14.3990
The identity of the island of Malta itself is conclusive, but exactly which bay the shipwreck occurred in has some disagreement regarding the traditional theory (St. Paul's Bay).
Related Bible passages
These are selected indexed references, not an exhaustive list of every mention in the Bible.
Acts 28:1
And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.