Bible Dictionary
Lasea
Lasea was a city on the south coast of Crete, about five miles east of Fair Havens. Its ruins have been identified near the harbor mentioned in Paul’s voyage.
Definition
Lasea, also written Lasaea, was a town on the south coast of Crete, about five miles east of Fair Havens. Its ruins were discovered and examined in the nineteenth century.
Biblical Usage
Lasea appears in the narrative of Paul’s voyage to Rome. The ship passed near it while at or near Fair Havens.
Historical Background
The town’s ruins were examined in 1856. The possibility of obtaining provisions from Lasea and the inconvenience of the roadstead help explain reluctance to winter at Fair Havens.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(Acts 27:8) a city of Crete, the ruins of which were discovered in 1856, a few miles to the eastward of Fair Havens.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>la-se'-a (Lasaia): A town on the South coast of Crete, 5 miles East of Fair Havens (Ac 27:8). The ruins were examined in 1856 by G. Brown (see Code of Hammurabi (St. P), chapter xxiii, 640). If Paul's ship was detained long at this anchorage, it would be necessary to purchase stores from Lasea; and this in addition to the inconvenience of the roadstead (see FAIR HAVENS) would probably explain the captain's reluctance to winter there.</p>