Caesarea Philippi

Variant of Caesarea

Caesarea definition

Caes·a·rea (ses′ə rēə, sez′-, sē′zə-)

  1. seaport in ancient Palestine, on the Mediterranean, south of Haifa, Israel: Roman capital of Palestine
  2. city in ancient Palestine, near Mt. Hermon

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