John Gill's Exposition on Acts 27:13

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And when the south wind blew softly, etc.] Or moderately, which was a good wind for them: supposing that they, had obtained their purpose; that things would succeed according to their wish, and favour their design: loosing thence; from the Fair Havens; the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions render it, “loosing from Assos”; which could not be Assos of Troas, mentioned in (<442013>Acts 20:13) which was many miles from hence; rather Asum, a town in Crete, of which Pliny f1288 makes mention, though, according to him, it seems to be an inland town; wherefore it is best to take the word asson, to be an adverb, and render it “thence”, as we do; or join it with the next word, and render it, they came near, or they sailed close by Crete; along the shore, the wind favouring them, that they were in no danger of being dashed upon it, it being a soft gentle wind.

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