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GLOSSARY
Caesarea
Pronunciation: see-zuh-REE-uh
Occurrences: 9
First Reference: Yeshua 1:4
Now in Caesarea did Pilate rule harshly over the lands of Palestine, being made subject himself unto Vitellius, Governor of Syria...
See: Herod the Great, Pontius Pilate
Summary: The Roman capital of Palestine, Caesarea was a port-city re-constructed by Herod the Great. The city was the residence of Pontius Pilate.
Azrael’s Commentary — Caesarea
Around 22 BCE, Herod the Great began building the city of Caesarea in honor primarily to himself, but also in honor of his patron and benefactor Caesar Augustus, the first Emperor of Rome. The city boasted of its man-made harbor which protected sea vessels from the high winds and waves which often lashed that part of the Mediterranean coast line.
The city was the Roman capital of Palestine, and it was the official residence of Pontius Pilate. The city also boasted of its amphitheater, baths, aqueduct, and of its temple for the worship of Caesar.
Notes/References:
Thus did the rulers of the land take thought concerning that prophet who proclaimed in the wilderness the coming of the Lord; from Caesarea to Tiberius by the sea, even unto Jerusalem did many conspire against the man night and day, hoping that by some means they might be rid of him.
Yeshua 2:11
There lived in Caesarea a certain steward which commanded all of Pilate’s house whose name was Arius, who went daily to the house of Asclepius to be healed;
Yeshua 26:1
To Caesarea did Judas of Kerioth come seeking, and when it was evening tide, he found the Lord sitting alone in a garden which was by the sea; for thereunto did he go forth to pray daily.
Yeshua 27:1