Bible Dictionary
Caesarea
Caesarea was a major Mediterranean port city built by Herod the Great and named for Caesar Augustus. It became the Roman administrative center of Judea and an important setting for the ministries of Peter and Paul, including the conversion of Cornelius and Paul’s imprisonment.
Biblical Usage
Caesarea was the place where Peter ministered to Cornelius and the door of faith was opened to Gentiles. Philip the evangelist lived there. Paul passed through the city and was imprisoned there for two years before sailing to Rome. Herod Agrippa I also died there after receiving idolatrous homage.
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