"Now in the neighborhood of that place" That is near the place where the shipwreck occurred. "Were lands belonging to the leading man of the island" The island of Malta was. part of the province of Sicily, and seeing that Sicily was ruled by. governor, Publius was the legate under the Sicilian governor. The expression leading man was an official title and has been found in both Greek and Latin inscriptions at Malta. This verse tells us that Publius owned an estate near this particular bay. "Named Publius" His name is pronounced puhb lih uhs. "Welcomed us and entertained us courteously three days" Which means that he treated them as guests for three days.

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Old Testament