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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). |
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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. |
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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. |
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Location: Caesarea Philippi Description: Remains of a pagan worship center at Caesarea Phillipi, located at the left of the rock face. |
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Location: Caesarea Philippi Description: Niches for pagan idols carved in the cliff at Caesarea Philippi. |
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