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[[Category: | '''Antipatris (Pegai / Aphek) ''' was a town in Judah. | ||
==Overview== | |||
The ancient Philistine and then Israelite town of Aphek was renamed Pegai ("springs") in Hellenistic times. | |||
[[Herod the Great]] turned it into a town (''Antipatris'') in honor of his father [[Antipater]]. | |||
The Acts of Apostles reports that Paul and his guards stopped for the night in fortified Antipatris on their way from Jerusalem to [[Caesarea Maritima]]. | |||
The city was destroyed in 363 CE by an earthquake. It was later used as a fort by the Crusaders, Arabs and Turks. | |||
==In Depth== | |||
* [[Antipatris (sources)]] | |||
==References== | |||
*'''Antipatris''' / [[Moshe Kochavi]] / In: [[The Anchor Bible Dictionary (1992 Freedman), dictionary]], 1:272-274 | |||
==External links== | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipatris Wikipedia] | |||
*[http://www.bibleplaces.com/aphek.htm BiblePlaces.com] | |||
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Revision as of 11:02, 10 February 2012
Antipatris (Pegai / Aphek) was a town in Judah.
Overview
The ancient Philistine and then Israelite town of Aphek was renamed Pegai ("springs") in Hellenistic times.
Herod the Great turned it into a town (Antipatris) in honor of his father Antipater.
The Acts of Apostles reports that Paul and his guards stopped for the night in fortified Antipatris on their way from Jerusalem to Caesarea Maritima.
The city was destroyed in 363 CE by an earthquake. It was later used as a fort by the Crusaders, Arabs and Turks.
In Depth
References
- Antipatris / Moshe Kochavi / In: The Anchor Bible Dictionary (1992 Freedman), dictionary, 1:272-274
External links
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