Caesarea Philippi And the Banias Nature Reserve |
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| Author:
| Gani, Sarit |
| Foreword by:
| Chernysheva, Nataliya |
| ISBN: | 979-8-5599-7540-5 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2020 |
| Publisher: | Independently Published
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $11.90 |
Book Description:
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The Caesarea Philippi remains in northern Israel of today are yearly attended by hundreds of thousands, coming to visit the very site wherethe momentous events described in the scriptures took place:Peter recognizes Jesus as the Christ (Messiah) and receives the Keys of theKingdom of Heaven.The Roman city of Caesarea Phillipi was first called Paneus, after the Greek god of the nature, Pan. Great Herod's son, Phillip, inherited theregion following his father's death (4BC), and renamed...
More DescriptionThe Caesarea Philippi remains in northern Israel of today are yearly attended by hundreds of thousands, coming to visit the very site wherethe momentous events described in the scriptures took place:Peter recognizes Jesus as the Christ (Messiah) and receives the Keys of theKingdom of Heaven.The Roman city of Caesarea Phillipi was first called Paneus, after the Greek god of the nature, Pan. Great Herod's son, Phillip, inherited theregion following his father's death (4BC), and renamed the city to honorhimself.The visit of Jesus and his disciples took place about 33 years later.Caesarea Philippi is also known for its picturesque waterfall and thescenery of the Banias River, one of the three sources of the River Jordan.