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Read Acts 27:14. To which type of wind is Luke referring, and how does it play a role in this story?
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A medicane or Mediterranean hurricane. It caused the ship to wreck and everyone landed on the island called Melita.
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Acts 27:14 But before very long there rushed down from the land a violent wind, called Euraquilo;
I think Luke is referring to the frontal winds that develop during the winter season. These winds are violent and intense, and are known to close down shipping on the Mediterranean Sea and cause property damage. Occasionally a low pressure storm intensifies to become a medicane (Mediterranean hurricane) and it’s likely that this is the type of storm that Luke is referencing in this passage.
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Frontal winds that most likely was a medican which destroyed the ship on which he was sailing
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Frontal winds. It was a medicane. High fierce winds. Paul faced this wind on the ship he was on. Because the commander did not listen to Paul’s advice the ship was lost.Paul was able to witness to others about his faith.
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Luke refers to it as a hurricane. Since this was a hurricane in the Mediterranean, it is considered to be a Medicane. This type of storm is a frontal wind.
