Caesarea Philippi

Modern identification

Banias / Banyas · Golan/Hermon foothills

Coordinates

33.2486, 35.6944

Secure identification of Caesarea Philippi at Banias.

What happened at Caesarea Philippi

1. Near cæsarea philippi Jesus tests the faith of the twelve in his messiahship

   Mark 8:27-30; Matthew 16:13-20; Luke 9:18-21

   Secure identification of Caesarea Philippi at Banias.

2. Jesus distinctly foretells that he, the Messiah, will be rejected and killed, and will rise the third day

   Mark 8:31-37; Matthew 16:21-26; Luke 9:22-25

   Secure identification of Caesarea Philippi at Banias.

3. The coming of the Son Of Man in that generation

   Mark 8:38-9:1; Matthew 16:27-28; Luke 9:26-27

   Secure identification of Caesarea Philippi at Banias.

4. The demoniac boy, whom the disciples could not heal

   Mark 9:14-29; Matthew 17:14-20; Luke 9:37-43

   Secure identification of Caesarea Philippi at Banias.