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Caesarea
Caesarea (Hebrew: orbat Qesari), IsraelStraton's Tower, Caesarea Palaestinae/Maritima Ruins. The Hebrew name means the ‘Ruins of Caesarea’. Originally a Phoenician settlement called Straton's Tower, it was redeveloped by Herod the Great (73–4 bc), the Roman client King of Judaea (37–4 bc), between 22 and 10 bc and renamed after his patron, the Emperor Caesar Augustus†. It was given the suffixes Palaestinae and Maritima to distinguish it from the Caesarea Philippi (see Bāniyās) north of the Sea of Galilee on the Golan Heights. An important port, Caesarea became the capital of the Roman province of Judaea in ad 6 and after 135 of the province of Syria‐Palestina. It declined after capture by the Arabs in 637 and was destroyed in 1265 by Baybars I (1223–77), the Mamlūk Sultan of Egypt and Syria (1260–77).
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Caesarea." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Caesarea." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Caesarea.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Caesarea." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Caesarea.html |
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Caesarea (Palestine)
Caesarea (Palestine). A city on the coast north of Jaffa, it was rebuilt by Herod the Great and renamed in honour of the Emp. Augustus. It became the capital of Palestine (c.13 BC). In the course of a visit by St Peter, the Holy Spirit was here first given to the Gentiles (Acts 10: 44 f.). St Paul was imprisoned here for two years (Acts 23: 23; 24: 27). The home of Origen from 231, Caesarea became noted as a seat of learning. The city was important during the Crusades, but was demolished in 1265.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Caesarea (Palestine)." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Caesarea (Palestine)." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-CaesareaPalestine.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Caesarea (Palestine)." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-CaesareaPalestine.html |
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Caesarea
Caesarea Built on the coast by Herod the Great in honour of Caesar Augustus; it became the official residence of Roman prefects. Its inhabitants were both Jews and Gentiles, and the Christian way was brought there by Philip (Acts 8: 40; 21: 8). Peter became aware of the equality of Jews and Gentiles in the Church by being summoned to Caesarea by Cornelius, a centurion and a Gentile God-fearer. Paul was taken to Caesarea for trial (Acts 23: 23).
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Caesarea." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "Caesarea." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Caesarea.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "Caesarea." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Caesarea.html |
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Caesarea
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"Caesarea." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Caesarea." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Caesarea.html "Caesarea." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Caesarea.html |
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