An anchor was indispensable in ancient Mediterranean seafaring, and all four NT occurrences reflect that world. In Acts 27 Luke narrates the dramatic anchoring maneuvers during the storm off Malta — sailors casting four anchors from the stern (27:29), pretending to lay anchors from the bow (27:30), and finally cutting them loose (27:40). Hebrews 6:19 transforms the image into a powerful metaphor: Christian hope is 'an anchor of the soul, sure and steadfast,' entering the inner sanctuary behind the curtain. Every major translation preserves the literal maritime term (spa 'ancla,' fra 'ancre,' deu 'Anker').