Acts 21:3

"When we came in sight of Cyprus" The ship was headed in. SE direction, and Cyprus passed by on the left side. The expression came in sight of is the correct nautical term. "As they were sailing toward Syria, they came near enough to the island that it seemed to rise above the horizon" (Reese p. 779). "We kept sailing to Syria" The term Syria was the name given to the whole eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea from Cilicia in the north to Egypt in the south. It included Phoenicia and Palestine" (Reese p. 779). "Landed at Tyre; for there the ship was to unload its cargo" "Tyre was. main port for commerce on the eastern end of the Mediterranean in ancient times, and still is. port of considerable tonnage. It was the chief city of Phoenicia, and though about 400 miles from Patara, it could be reached under favorable sailing conditions in four or five days. 'Unload' is. present tense verb, indicating that the job took some days" (Reese p. 780).