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Caesarea

Καισάρεια · Kaisareia · G2542H15 mentions, all in Acts
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Where it is

Shihor-libnathDorDorHepherHepherPirathonPirathonJokneamJokneamDothanDothanCaesareaabout 74 km across

32.50° N, 34.89° E

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Mentioned most in

Acts · 15
Counted from 15 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

Caesarea was a coastal city located in Judea, approximately 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Joppa. It was built by Herod the Great between 22 and 10 BC and named in honor of Augustus Caesar. Caesarea served as the capital of the Roman province of Judea and the official residence of the Roman governors.

In the New Testament, Caesarea is mentioned several times in the book of Acts. Philip the evangelist settled in Caesarea after baptizing the Ethiopian eunuch (Act.8.40). The apostle Peter visited Caesarea and preached to the Gentile centurion Cornelius, leading to his conversion (Act.10.1-48). Paul passed through Caesarea on his missionary journeys (Act.9.30; 18:22) and was later imprisoned there for two years before being sent to Rome for trial (Act.23.23-26:32).

Caesarea was known for its impressive harbor, which was constructed using advanced Roman engineering techniques. The city also featured a temple dedicated to Augustus, an amphitheater, a hippodrome, and a Roman aqueduct. As a center of Roman administration and a hub for trade, Caesarea played a significant role in the early spread of Christianity and the interaction between the Jewish and Gentile believers.

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Every mention

15 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Acts 15 mentions

Acts 8:40But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities until he came to Caesarea.Acts 9:30When the brothers knew it, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.Acts 10:1Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,Acts 10:24On the next day they entered into Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his relatives and his near friends.Acts 11:11Behold, immediately three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent from Caesarea to me.Acts 12:19When Herod had sought for him and didn’t find him, he examined the guards, then commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.Acts 18:22When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch.Acts 21:8On the next day, we who were Paul’s companions departed and came to Caesarea. We entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.Acts 21:16Some of the disciples from Caesarea also went with us, bringing one Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we would stay.Acts 23:23He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour…Acts 23:33When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.Acts 25:1Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.Acts 25:4However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.Acts 25:6When he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on the judgment seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.Acts 25:13Now when some days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea and greeted Festus.

What the dictionary says

(Palestinae), a city on the shore of the Mediterranean, on the great road from Tyre to Egypt, about 70 miles northwest of Jerusalem, at the northern extremity…

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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