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ospel in
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Caesarea
Philippi
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Palestine in the days of Christ
Where are these places ?
01 Mediterranean Sea
02 Sea of Galilee
03 Nazareth
04 Mt Carmel
05 Judea
06 Sychar
07 Idumea
08 Bethlehem
09 Wise men – East
10 Egypt
11 Galilee
12 Jerusalem
12 Jordan
14 Betharabah
15 Cana
15 Capernaum
17 Gennesaret
18 Dalmanutha
19 Nain
20 Gergesa
21 Bethsaida
22 Phoenicia
23 Tyre
24 Sidon
25 Decapolis
26 Caesarea Philippi
27 Mt Hermon
28 Samaria
29 Jericho
30 Bethphage
31 Bethany
32 Gethsemane
33 Cyrene
34 Arimathea
35 Golgotha
36 Emmaus
37 Mt Olives
38 Dead Sea
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Palestine Region
Sidon
Tyre
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. Mt Hermon
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. Caesarea
Philippi
Caesarea
Philippi
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Bethsaida
Capernaum . . Gergesa
Gennesaret ..Sea of Galilee
Mt Carmel . Dalmanutha .
Cana . . Nain
Nazareth .
DECAPOLIS
Samaria .
Sychar .
Arimathea . Jericho .
Bethphage .
. Betharabah
. Emmaus
Jerusalem . . Bethany
Bethlehem .
JUDEA
Jerusalem
Gethsemane
Golgotha
Mt Olives
Wise men –
East
Dead Sea
Jordan River
Mediterranean Sea
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Gospel in Geography
Sunday evening on December 18, Aaron made
reference to the following passage.
Did you know where Caesarea Philippi was?
Matthew 16:13
Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea
Philippi, He began asking His disciples, saying,
"Who do people say that the Son of Man is?"
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Gospel in Geography
Mark 8:27
Now Jesus and His disciples went out to the towns
of Caesarea Philippi; and on the road He asked His
disciples, saying to them, "Who do men say that I
am?"
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Mt Herman is were Jordan
gets it’s water
This lake is dry today
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Caesarea Philippi
Caesarea Philippi: Located at the foot of Mount Herman, Caesarea Philippi is
located at the main source of the Jordan River.
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Gospel in Geography
• Easton’s Illustrated Dictionary
• When Philip the tetrarch, the son of Herod,
succeeded to the government of the northern
portion of his kingdom, he enlarged the city of
Paneas, and called it Caesarea, in honor of the
emperor. But in order to distinguish it from
the Caesarea on the sea coast, he added to it
subsequently his own name, and called it
Caesarea-Philippi.
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Caesarea Philippi - Ruins
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Caesarea Philippi - Ruins
The Tombs of the sacred Goats
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Caesarea Philippi - Ruins
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Caesarea Philippi - Ruins
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Gospel in Geography
Mark 8:27
Now Jesus and His disciples went out to the towns
of Caesarea Philippi; and on the road He asked His
disciples, saying to them, "Who do men say that
I am?"
Caesarea Philippi is in the northeast section of Israel
called the Golan Heights and was near the ancient city of
Dan.
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The Rock in Caesarea Philippi
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The rock at Caesarea Philippi, where Jesus called Peter the "Rock."
He was using the surroundings to illustrate the word picture of His
message. ??? This cave had been referred to as the "gates of hell.“
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The Rock - Caesarea Philippi
Baths – Los Banos – The Baths
The rock face at Caesarea Philippi, the probable scene of Jesus‘ announcements to his
disciples (Matt 16:13-28). Niches in the rock accommodated pagan idols. The Banias
stream, flowing from Mount Herman, emerges here to become one of the sources of the
Jordan River.
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Caesarea by the Sea
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Caesarea by the Sea
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