Caesarea
A Palestine city located on the Mediterranean coast, along the road to from Tyre to Egypt. It was built by Herod the Great (B.C. 10), on the site of an old town called "Strato's Tower." He named it after Caesar Augustus, therefore called Caesarea Sebaste. It was the Roman metropolis of Judaea and the official residence both of the Herodian kings and the Roman procurators.
It was here that Cornelius the centurion became a Christian (Acts 10:1, 24), opening the door of Christianity to the Gentiles. Philip the evangelist resided here with his four daughters (21:8). From here Paul sailed for his native Tarsus when forced to flee from Jerusalem (9:30). And also returned to Caesarea when he returned from his second missionary journey (18:22). He remained here as a prisoner for two years before his voyage to Rome (Acts 24:27; 25:1, 4, 6, 13).
Interestingly, Caesarea was the place that Herod Agrippa I. met his death by being "eaten of worms" (12:19-23), and perishing by the same disease as his grandfather, Herod the Great. It still retains its ancient name Kaiseriyeh, but is now desolate.
In 1959 an inscription mentioning Pontius Pilate and the emperor Tiberius was
uncovered by Italian excavators.
Scriptures
Mat 16:13
Mar 8:27
Act 8:40
Act 9:30
Act 10:1
Act 10:24
Act 11:11
Act 12:19
Act 18:22
Act 21:8
Act 21:16
Act 23:23
Act 23:33
Act 25:1
Act 25:4
Act 25:6
Act 25:13
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