Biblical places
Miletus
The port city where Paul called for the Ephesian elders and gave his farewell address on his way back from his third missionary journey; the coastline has since receded, leaving the site inland.
Sources and location confidence
- Location confidence
- Very High
- Balat, Didim (Türkiye)
- 37.5303, 27.2783
The ancient port city became landlocked due to silting, but the ruins' location is conclusive; the sources' coordinates agree.
Related Bible passages
These are selected indexed references, not an exhaustive list of every mention in the Bible.
Acts 20:15
And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we came to Miletus.
Acts 20:17
And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.