An important seaport town of Palestine, on the main road from Tyre to Egypt, 33 miles north of Joppa, and about 60 miles from Jerusalem. Rebuilt by Herod the Great, it was the official residence of Festus, Felix, and other Roman procurators of Judaea (Acts 23: 23, 33; Acts 25: 1-13). Philip worked in Caesarea (Acts 8: 40; Acts 21: 8, 16). It was there that Cornelius, the gentile centurion, was baptized by Peter (Acts 10: 1, 24; Acts 11: 11), and that Herod Agrippa died (Acts 12: 23). Caesarea is also frequently mentioned in connection with Paul's journeys (Acts 9: 30; Acts 18: 22; Acts 21: 8, 16; Acts 23: 23, 33; Acts 25: 1, 4, 6, 13).