Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Acts 21:5

"And when it came to pass that we had accomplished the days, we departed and went on our journey; and they all, with wives and children, brought us on our way till we were out of the city: and kneeling down on the beach, we prayed, and bade each other farewell;" — Acts 21:5 (ASV)

After a scene reminiscent of the parting with the Ephesian elders (cf. 20:36– 37), Paul and his companions sailed from Tyre. The ship went on to Ptolemais, another ancient Phoenician seaport south of Tyre. There it made harbor for a day, undoubtedly again to unload cargo. Once more Paul met with the believers of the city. Probably Christianity at Ptolemais also stemmed from the witness of the Hellenistic Christians (cf. 11:19).