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Caesarea Philippi ‎Caesarea Philippi lies on the slopes of Mt. Hermon in the outermost north of Israel. From the cave shown in the picture rises the Jordan River. The cave was originally connected to the Greek god Pan, and perhaps idols of Greek gods stood once in the niches. The son of Herod, Philip (4 BCE-34 CE), founded a village here. Also, several places of worship were built near the cave during the course of the 1st century CE. ‎ Matt 16:13 ; Mark 8:27

Caesarea Philippi ‎ Cæsarea Philippi, Bâniâs. This ancient city occupies one of the most picturesque sites in Syria. It is about three and a half miles from Dan. This was anciently the old Greek city of Panium, which Herod the Great rebuilt and renamed Cæsarea Philippi. On the terrace at the base of this cone lie the ruins of Cæsarea Philippi. The terrace itself is covered with oak and olive trees, having green glades and clumps of hawthorn, acacia and myrtle here and there, all alive with streams of water and cascades. The main attraction of Bâniâs is the great fountain, the “upper source” of the Jordan, bursting from the mouth of a cave, sweeping down a rocky bed, scattering its spray over thickets of oleander and dashing away over fallen columns and rocks, and at length plunging over a precipice into a dark ravine. The citadel, the walls, the moat, the bridge, the gateway, the towers, are all worthy of study, but there is one episode in the history of Cæsar...