Caesarea was the provincial capital from which Roman governors (such as Herod) ruled over Palestine. It was thus an appropriate place for him to go once the festival in Jerusalem was over.1
Caesarea was the provincial capital from which Roman governors (such as Herod) ruled over Palestine. It was thus an appropriate place for him to go once the festival in Jerusalem was over.1
19 And after Herod searched for him and did not find him, he examined the sentries and ordered that they should be put to death. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent time there.