John Bengel Commentary - Acts 28:11 - 28:11

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John Bengel Commentary - Acts 28:11 - 28:11


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Act 28:11. Τρεῖς μῆνας, three months) So Paul obtained rest: [-and the inhabitants of the island, through Paul, reaped an abundant harvest of blessings.-V. g.]-παρασήμῳ) The sign of a ship was in the prow, and it was from it that ships took their names.-Διοσκούροις, the Twin-Sons of Jove) These were Castor and Pollux, or the Castors, esteemed to be sons of Jupiter, whom the sailors thought to be propitious to them.