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ISLAND, ISLE

The islands cited in the Bible are those of the Mediterranean Sea; among those specifically mentioned are Caphtor (probably Crete), Cauda, Cyprus, Malta, and Patmos. The KJV frequently translates Heb. ʾîy as “isle” or “island” in passages where the context shows its meaning to be “coast” or “coastland” (so NRSV), i.e., the eastern Mediterranean coastland including areas from Egypt to Phoenicia (e.g., Gen. 10:5; Ps. 97:1); thus the essential meaning of the Hebrew is probably “land adjacent to the sea,” whether on island or mainland.






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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