Caesarea
Acts
21:8-16
Paul arrived in Caesarea and stayed with Philip the evangelist. A prophet named Agabus warned that Paul would be arrested if he went to Jerusalem, but Paul was determined to go.
Context: Named for the Roman emperor, Caesarea was the principal port for Roman Palestine. Herod the Great designed it to be a Greco-Roman city with a stadium, theater, and temple to Augustus. Roman administration for the region was centered here. To see the sights in Caesarea click here.