A sea-port town of Proconsular Asia, in the district of Mysia, on the north shore of the Gulf of Adramyttium. Paul came hither on foot along the Roman road from Troas (Acts 20:13, 14), a distance of 20 miles. It was about 30 miles distant from Troas by sea. The island of Lesbos lay opposite it, about 7 miles distant.
City
Assos
- Name means
- approaching; coming near
- Location
- 39.491°N, 26.337°E
- Mentioned
- 2 verses
About Assos
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
Nearby
Every mention
Acts
20:13–14
Places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0), with locations from OpenBible.info. Many ancient sites are uncertain.