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Caesarea Philippi

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Location:
Caesarea Philippi
Description:
The rock bluff at Caesarea Philippi where Greeks worshiped the God Pan (hence the name, "Panias/Banias"). It is likely that Jesus used this backdrop for his announcement, ". . on this rock I will build My church" (Matt 16:18).


// Photo by Tom Atten


Location:
Caesarea Philippi
Description:
The rock face at Caesarea Philippi, the probable scene of Jesus' announcements to his disciples (Matt 16:13-28). Niches in the rock accommodated pagan idols. The Banias stream, flowing from Mount Hermon, emerges here to become one of the sources of the Jordan River.

// Photo by Tom Atten


Location:
Caesarea Philippi
Description:
If Jesus predicted His church at this pagan worship site (Matt 16:18), He would have been challenging Greek and Roman worship of their gods and predicting the spread of the Gospel throughout their worlds.


// Photo by Terry C. Hulbert


Location:
Caesarea Philippi
Description:
Remains of a pagan worship center at Caesarea Phillipi, located at the left of the rock face.


// Photo by Sarah Carter


Location:
Caesarea Philippi
Description:
Niches for pagan idols carved in the cliff at Caesarea Philippi.


// Photo by Sarah Carter