Caesarea Maritima

Geographical Setting

Biblical Region: Judea · Modern Location: Coastal Israel · Coordinates: 32.5011, 34.8922 · Location Precision: confirmed

Connected Biblical Figures

• Bernice (traveled to)
• Blastus the Chamberlain (lived at)
• Drusilla (lived at)
• Antonius Felix (lived at)
• Porcius Festus (lived at)
• Herod Agrippa I (died at)
• Herod Agrippa II (traveled to)
• Philip the Evangelist (lived at)
• Pontius Pilate (lived at)

Events at this Location

• Paul returns through Caesarea, Jerusalem, and Antioch
• Paul stays at Caesarea before Jerusalem
• Paul is held and heard at Caesarea
• Paul is sent through Caesarea to Tarsus
• Paul presents his gospel defense before King Herod Agrippa II
• Peter enters Cornelius’s house at Caesarea

Associated Journeys

• Paul’s second missionary journey
• Paul’s third missionary journey
• Paul’s voyage to Rome
• Peter: Galilee to the Gentile mission
• Philip the Evangelist’s mission from Jerusalem to Caesarea

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