How to Pronounce Fair Havens
fair-HAY-vins
Fair Havens is pronounced fair-HAY-vins: three syllables, stress on the second.
Where was Fair Havens?
A harbour in the south of Crete, some 5 miles to the east of which was the town of Lasea (Acts 27:8). Here the ship of Alexandria in which Paul and his companions sailed was detained a considerable time waiting for a favourable wind. Contrary to Paul’s advice, the master of the ship determined to prosecute the voyage, as the harbour was deemed incommodious for wintering in (9-12). The result was that, after a stormy voyage, the vessel was finally wrecked on the coast of Malta (27:40-44).
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.