Buz
(contempt).
•The second son of Milcah and Nahor. (Genesis 22:21) Elihu “the Buzite” was probably a descendant
of Buz.
•A name occurring in the genealogies of the tribe of Gad. (1 Chronicles 5:14)
Buzi
(contempt), father of Ezekiel the prophet. (Ezekiel 1:3)
Cab
[Measures]
Cabbon
a town in the low country of Judah. (Joshua 15:40)
Cabul
One of the landmarks on the boundary of Asher, (Joshua 19:27) now Kabul, 9 or 10 miles east of
Accho.
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•Name of the land given to Hiram by Solomon. (1 Kings 9:10-13)
Caesar
always in the New Testament the Roman emperor, the sovereign of Judea. (John 19:12,15; Acts
17:7)
Caesarea
(Acts 8:40; 9:30; 10:1,24; 11:11; 12:19; 18:22; 21:8,16; 23:23,33; 25:1,4,6,13) was situated on
the coast of Palestine, on the line of the great road from Tyre to Egypt, and about halfway between
Joppa and Dora. The distance from Jerusalem was about 70 miles; Josephus states it in round
numbers as 600 stadia. In Strabo’s time there was on this point of the coast merely a town called
“Strato’s Tower,” with a landing-place, whereas in the time of Tacitus Caesarea is spoken of as
being the head of Judea. It was in this interval that the city was built by Herod the Great. It was the
official residence of the Herodian kings, and of Festus, Felix and the other Roman procurators of
Judea. Here also lived Philip the deacon and his four prophesying daughters. Caesarea continued
to be a city of some importance even in the time of the Crusades, and the name still lingers on the
site (Kaisariyeh), which is a complete desolation, many of the building-stones having been carried
to other towns.
Caesarea Philippi
is mentioned only in the first two Gospels, (Matthew 16:13; Mark 8:27) and in accounts of the
same transactions. It was at the easternmost and most important of the two recognized sources of
the Jordan, the other being at Tel-el-Kadi. The spring rises from and the city was built on a limestone
terrace in a valley at the base of Mount Hermon 20 miles north of the Sea of Galilee. It was enlarged
by Herod Philip, and named after Caesar, with his own name added to distinguish it from Caesarea.
Its present name is Banias, a village of some 50 houses, with many interesting ruins. Caesarea
Philippi has no Old Testament history, though it has been not unreasonably identified with Baal-gad
. It was visited by Christ shortly before his transfiguration, (Matthew 16:13-28) and was the northern
limit of his journeys. (Mark 8:27)
Cage