Acts 27:14

After not much time a violent, typhoon force wind rushed down from Crete, the so called Euraquilo, the Northeaster.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.

In Context

13And a gentle south wind began to blow, and they thought they could attain their matarah (objective), so they weighed anchor and they were sailing past Crete, close by the shore.

15And the oniyah, having been caught in it, and not being able to directly face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven.

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Cross References

Exodus 14:21Then Moshe stretched out his yad over the yam; and Hashem caused the yam to go back by a strong east wind all that night, so that the yam was made dry land, and the mayim were divided.

Ezekiel 27:26Thy oarsmen have brought thee 1 into mayim rabbim; 1 the east wind hath broken thee 1 in the midst of the yamim (seas). 1

Matthew 8:24And hinei! a great storm came up on the lake, so that the sirah (boat) was about to be covered by the waves. But Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach was sleeping.

Matthew Henry on Acts 27:13-21

Paul's Voyage towards Rome. 12 And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west. 13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete. 14 But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon. 15 And when the ship was… Read the whole commentary →

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