Name Meaning and Biblical Context of Caesarea
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| Meaning | City of the king. | ||
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The Biblical baby name Caesarea is Latin in origin and it's meaning is city of the king.
Caesarea is pronounced see-zer-ya. Caesarea is the name of two cities in the Bible. Caesarea of Philippi was a city situated near the source of the river Jordan. This city was rebuilt by Herod Phillip. Caesarea Philippi formed the nothern boundary of the ministry of Jesus Christ. Caesarea of Palestine was the official residence of Herod and the Roman governors of Israel. It was in Caesarea that Cornelius was converted to Christianity by Peter. Philip the evangelist was a native of this city. Paul was imprisoned for two years in Caesarea. Biblical reference for baby name Caesarea: Matthew 16:13; Mark 8:27; Acts 8:40; 9:30; 10:1,24; 11:11; 12:19; 18:22; 21:8,16; 23:23,33; 25:1,4,6,13; Strong's concordance G2542 |
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