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Bible Atlas · Lycia

Patara

Patara, in Lycia, a stop on Paul's third missionary journey, on the map, with its verse.

PataraPatmosEphesusChiosSamosTrogylliumMiletusCoosRhodes

In the text

Patara

In Lycia, in the Bible's day. Shown at 36.26° N, 29.31° E.

  • And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara:

    Acts 21:1

On this journey

Stop 13 of 17 · Acts 18:23 to 21:17Paul's third missionary journey

Questions

Where is Patara?

Patara was in Lycia, in the Bible's day. The atlas shows it at 36.26° N, 29.31° E.

What happened at Patara in the Bible?

The KJV names Patara in Acts 21:1. "And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara:" (Acts 21:1). It is a stop on Paul's third missionary journey.

Which of Paul's journeys went through Patara?

Patara is on Paul's third missionary journey (stop 13 of 17).

Also on this journey

Coastlines, lakes and rivers from Natural Earth (public domain). Place locations from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding, licensed CC BY 4.0.

Coastlines are today’s. Routes join the places the text names in order, so the lines between them are approximate. Verse text is the King James Version.