The next day we put in at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him leave to go to his friends and be cared for.
3. He suffered him to go to. Paul might have hid himself “Latebras nancisci poterat,” might have found a place of concealment. in a large city, which joined to the sea; but he was bound with the oracle, that he could not withdraw himself from the calling of God.
It does not appear how long it was after Paul's conference with Agrippa that he was sent away for Rome, pursuant to his appeal to Caesar; but it is likely they took the first convenience they could hear of to do it; in the mean time Paul is in the midst of his friends at Caesarea - they comforts to him, and he a blessing to them.
Commenting on Acts 27:1-11
And the next day we touched at Sidon,.... This was a famous city in Phoenicia, upon the northern border of the land of Israel; it was a maritime place, and noted for trade and navigation; Mela (q) calls it rich Sidon, and the chief of the maritime cities; Jerom (r) calls it the ancient city Sidon; and Curtius says (s) it was renowned for the...