Visiting Caesarea, city of Cornelius
the Centurion, the first Gentile to convert (Acts 10). We visited the Roman theatre, walked on the pier used by the apostle Paul on his way to Rome, and saw theLäs mer
Auch der Hafen wird noch bis heute angefahren.
Zu Zeiten Herodes eher militärisch, wurde es im Anschluss von Christen auch als Start von Missionsreisen genutzt. Später war es es unter denLäs mer
The Audience Hall in Acts 25:23 ESV is the Roman Caesarea Theater. After being held 2 years in Herod's Palace, Paul gave his testimony to the last of the Herods, King Agrippa II at this theater. TheLäs mer
Next to Herods Palace was the hippodrome which Herod built for chariot races. Hippodrome is from the Greek words hippos "horse" and dromos "course". The movie Ben Hur is based on these races. Later itLäs mer
Caesarea Maritima (“by the sea”) was founded by Herod the Great on the site of an ancient fortified town. In 22 BC, with no expense spared, he began building a new city and merchant harbor. TheLäs mer
The apostle Peter went up to Caesarea to tell Cornelius, a centurion in the Roman army, the Good News of Jesus Christ. He and his household were the first recorded gentile converts to Christianity andLäs mer
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