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Caesarea

Judea · today Caesarea Maritima

Roman port and seat of the governor. It is here that Cornelius, a Roman officer, receives the Spirit: the moment the church stops being Jewish.

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ANCIENT NAMES

  • Καισάρεια μητρόπολις Kaisareia metropolis Greek
  • Caesarea Maritima Latin

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Skip the map 15°E 20°E 25°E 30°E 35°E 40°E 45°E 50°E 28°N 32°N 36°N 40°N Nazareth Nazareth Judea JUDEA Joppa Joppa Galilee GALILEE Ashdod Ashdod Tarsus Tarsus Jerusalem Jerusalem Cyprus CYPRUS Antioch Antioch Caesarea Caesarea 100 mi scriptoria.digital Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

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city known location approximate debated 10 places · c. AD 30-62 · modern coastline: harbors have silted up over two thousand years · drag and zoom · Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

WITH JERUSALEM · JOPPA · JUDEA 1 · ANTIOCH AND 5 MORE, named in the same passages

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Panorama of ruins at Caesarea Maritima.

Panorama of ruins at Caesarea Maritima.

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DISTANCES IN A STRAIGHT LINE

  • Nazareth ABOUT 27 MI (44 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · 2 DAYS ON FOOT
  • Joppa ABOUT 32 MI (51 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · 3 DAYS ON FOOT
  • Ashdod ABOUT 53 MI (85 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · 4 DAYS ON FOOT
  • Antioch ABOUT 270 MI (430 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE
  • Tarsus ABOUT 300 MI (490 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE
  • Jerusalem ABOUT 54 MI (87 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · 4 DAYS ON FOOT

In a straight line, between the atlas's coordinates. On foot, at 30 km (19 mi) a day on a road 1.3 times longer than the line.

18 PASSAGES · 1 BOOK

Acts 18

WHAT HAPPENED HERE

  1. Cornelius receives the Spirit AD 40

    A Roman officer and his household receive the Spirit before any Jewish rite. It is the decision the church spends the next chapters trying to understand.

COORDINATES 32.5000, 34.8917

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