Caesarea

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A sea-port on the Mediterranean, about midway between Carmel and Joppa. The city was built by Herod the Great and named after Augustus his patron. It became the seat of the governors of Palestine, and the place where their army was quartered. Paul was sent there to protect him from the intrigues of the Jews at Jerusalem (Acts 23:23,3323And 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 23:23)
33Who, when they came to Caesarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him. (Acts 23:33)). He was imprisoned there for two years (Acts 25:1-131Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem. 2Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him, 3And desired favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him. 4But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither. 5Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him. 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. 7And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove. 8While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all. 9But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me? 10Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest. 11For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar. 12Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou go. 13And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus. (Acts 25:1‑13)). It was there that Peter opened the door to the Gentiles in the case of Cornelius and his friends (Acts 10:1, 241There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, (Acts 10:1)
24And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends. (Acts 10:24)). The harbor was massively built, with a breakwater and landing wharfs: now all is in desolation without an inhabitant: much of the materials from its ruins have been carried away for building purposes. Its modern name is Kaisarieh.