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== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69848" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69848" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> [[Cenchrea]] (''sĕn'kre-ah,'' accurately '''Cenchreæ,''' as it is spelt in the [[R.]] [[V.).]] The eastern harbor of Corinth, on the Saronic Gulf, and the emporium of its trade with the Asiatic shores of the Mediterranean, about nine miles east of that city; the western harbor was Lechæum. [[A]] church was formed at Cenchrea, of which [[Phebe]] was a deaconess. Romans 16:1. Paul sailed from, thence to Ephesus. Acts 18:18. The town was full of idolatrous monuments and shrines. It is now called Kikries. </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72164" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72164" /> == | ||
