Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Caesarea Philippi?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Banias.

First appears in Matthew 16:13 · 2 books · 2 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Banias.

Caesarea Philippi is represented in the local geography layer as Banias. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Matthew 16:13 and is mentioned across 2 books, with 2 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Galilee

About 56 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 63 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Damascus

About 64 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 71 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 117 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Caesarea Philippi today

Travel to Caesarea Philippi, the modern-day Banias.

Caesarea Philippi is commonly identified with Banias, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Caesarea Philippi is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Banias

33.246°N · 35.693°E

Key passages

Appears in

Matthew

1 chapter · 1 verse mention

Mark

1 chapter · 1 verse mention