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Miletum, Miletus
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George A. Morrish
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Miletus – Where Paul called the convention.
An ancient city in Caria in Asia Minor, on or near the sea coast. It was here that Paul called for the elders of Ephesus (some thirty miles distant), and had his parting interview with them (
Acts 20:15,17
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 20:15)
17
And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church. (Acts 20:17)
;
2 Tim. 4:20
20
Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick. (2 Timothy 4:20)
). By comparing the last named passage with
Acts 20:4
4
And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus. (Acts 20:4)
and
Acts 21:29
29
(For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.) (Acts 21:29)
it appears that Paul visited Miletus between his first and second imprisonments, but he may not have again seen the elders of Ephesus. Miletus was at one time a place of commerce, its ships going long voyages; but there are now but few relics of the place, about ten miles from the sea shore. It is now called
Palattia
, 37° 30' N. 27° 20' E
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