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In 3 BCE, Herod's son, Philip (also known as Philip the Tetrarch) founded a city which became his administrative capital, known from Josephus [20] and the Gospels of Matthew and Mark as Caesarea or Caesarea Philippi, to distinguish it from Caesarea Maritima and other cities named Caesarea (Matthew 16, Matthew 16:13, Mark 8, Mark 8:27).
The setting is near Caesarea Philippi, northeast of the Sea of Galilee and within the Tetrarchy of Philip, and is at the beginning of the final journey to Jerusalem which ends in the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus. [2] Peter's Confession begins as a dialogue between Jesus and his disciples in Matthew 16:13, Mark 8:27 and Luke 9:18. Jesus ...
Caesarea (modern town), official name Qeysarya, a modern town in Israel built near the site of ancient Caesarea Maritima; Caesarea ad Libanum, a Roman name of Arqa in Lebanon; Caesarea Philippi, an ancient city at Banias in the Golan Heights; Caesarea Magna, formerly Larissa in Syria, now Shaizar, an ancient Roman city and modern Syrian town
Caesarea Philippi is the furthest point north referred to in Matthew's Gospel, and marks the turning point from which Jesus and his disciples will travel south to Jerusalem. Pharisees and Sadducees (16:1–12)
Caesarea Phillippi ("the villages around Caesarea Philippi"): the capital city of the tetrarchy of Philip is mentioned in Mark 8:27 and its surroundings are the first location where Jesus predicts his death . [57]
It is known that Philip the Tetrarch rebuilt the city of Caesarea Philippi, ... The lexicons give the meaning of dioikasin as "administration, management," or ...
[41] [42] John Lightfoot rejects Tabor as too far but "some mountain near Caesarea-Philippi". [43] The usual candidate, in this case, is Mount Panium, Paneas, or Banias, a small hill situated at the source of the Jordan, near the foot of which Caesarea Philippi was built. William Hendriksen in his commentary on Matthew (1973) favours Mount ...
The setting for the first prediction is somewhere near Caesarea Philippi, immediately after Peter proclaims Jesus as the Messiah. Jesus tells his followers that "the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again". [ 7 ]