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  2. Acts 10 - Wikipedia

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    Like the story of Saul's conversion, two visionary experiences are involved in the story of Cornelius, each confirming the other. [6] While Peter remained in Joppa (9:43), the focus moves to Caesarea, 32 miles (51 km) north up the coast, to a Roman called Cornelius, belonging to the 'non-commissioned officer class who were the backbone of the Roman army', the 'Italian Cohort' (10:1). [6]

  3. Caesarea Maritima - Wikipedia

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    Caesarea was taken by Baldwin I in the wake of the First Crusade, in 1101. Baldwin sent a message to emir of Caesarea, demanding him to surrender the city or face a siege, but the Muslims refused. On May 2, 1101, Baldwin began sieging the city with trebuchets. After 15 days of resistance, the Crusader army broke through the defenses.

  4. Simon the Tanner (New Testament) - Wikipedia

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    Therefore, send someone to Joppa and summon Simon, who is known as Peter. He is a guest in the house of Simon the tanner, located in the seacoast.'" (Acts 10:31–32) Jesus took Matthew, a tax collector [broken anchor] by profession, as one of his twelve disciples.

  5. Jaffa - Wikipedia

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    Jaffa (Hebrew: יָפוֹ, romanized: Yāfō, pronounced ⓘ; Arabic: يَافَا, romanized: Yāfā, pronounced), also called Japho, Joppa or Joppe in English, is an ancient Levantine port city which is part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, located in its southern part.

  6. File:Herodian Tetrarchy political map.svg - Wikipedia

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    Archelaus, with the title not of King but of Ethnarch, received Idumea, Judea and Samaria, with Caesarea, Joppa, and Jerusalem. Gaza (with Gadara and Hippos) was put under the Province of Syria. Dora remained under the province of Syria. Tetrarchy of Herod Antipas. Antipas received Galilee and Perea. Tetrarchy of Philip.

  7. New Testament places associated with Jesus - Wikipedia

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    [8] [9] The first disciples of Jesus encounter him near the Sea of Galilee, and his later Galilean ministry includes key episodes such as Sermon on the Mount (with the Beatitudes) which form the core of his moral teachings. [10] [11] Jesus' ministry in the Galilee area draws to an end with the death of John the Baptist. [12] [13] Journey to ...

  8. Caesarea - Wikipedia

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    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

  9. Flight to Pella - Wikipedia

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    The fourth-century Church Father Eusebius of Caesarea and Epiphanius of Salamis cite a tradition that before the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70 the early Christians had been warned to flee to Pella in the region of the Decapolis across the Jordan River. The flight to Pella probably did not include the Ebionites. [1] [2]