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Caesarea in the Bible.

Caesarea is a city in the Bible, about 86 km (54 miles) north of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 15 verses, from Acts 8:40 to Acts 25:13.

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What happened at Caesarea.

(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 of the plain of Sharon. It was built by Herod the Great (B.C. 10), who named it after Caesar Augustus, hence called Caesarea Sebaste (Gr. Sebastos = “Augustus”), on the site of an old town called “Strato’s Tower.” It was the capital of the Roman province of Judaea, the seat of the governors or procurators, and the headquarters of the Roman troops. It was the great Gentile city of Palestine, with a spacious artificial harbour. It was adorned with many buildings of great splendour, after the manner of the Roman cities of the West. Here Cornelius the centurion was converted through the instrumentality of Peter (Acts 10:1, 24), and thus for the first time the door of faith was opened to the Gentiles. Philip the evangelist resided here with his four daughters (21:8). From this place Saul sailed for his native Tarsus when forced to flee from Jerusalem (9:30), and here he landed when returning from his second missionary journey (18:22). He remained as a prisoner here for two years before his voyage to Rome (Acts 24:27; 25:1, 4, 6, 13). Here on a “set day,” when games were celebrated in the theatre in honour of the emperor Claudius, Herod Agrippa I. appeared among the people in great pomp, and in the midst of the idolatrous homage paid to him was suddenly smitten by an angel, and carried out a dying man. He was “eaten of worms” (12:19-23), thus perishing by the same loathsome disease as his granfather, Herod the Great. It still retains its ancient name Kaiseriyeh, but is now desolate. “The present inhabitants of the ruins are snakes, scorpions, lizards, wild boars, and jackals.” It is described as the most desolate city of all Palestine.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Caesarea.

Paul 4Portius 3Cornelius 2Philip 2Agrippa 1Bernice 1Herod Agrippa I 1Mnason 1

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All 15 verses that name Caesarea.

Acts 15

  • Acts 8:40But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
  • Acts 9:30Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.
  • Acts 10:1There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
  • Acts 10:24And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.
  • Acts 11:11And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.
  • Acts 12:19And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode.
  • Acts 18:22And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.
  • Acts 21:8And the next day we that were of Paul’s company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.
  • Acts 21:16There went with us also certain of the disciples of Caesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.
  • Acts 23:23And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;
  • Acts 23:33Who, when they came to Caesarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.
  • Acts 25:1Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
  • Acts 25:4But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.
  • Acts 25:6And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.
  • Acts 25:13And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.

Questions about Caesarea.

Where is Caesarea in the Bible?

Caesarea is a city about 86 km (54 miles) north of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Caesarea named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Caesarea in 15 verses, in 1 book, from Acts 8:40 to Acts 25:13.

Which people are named with Caesarea in the Bible?

The verses that name Caesarea also name Paul, Portius, Cornelius, Philip, Agrippa and Bernice, among others.

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