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CAB. [See Weights and Measures.] buildings were covered with beautiful mosaic patterns
CABINS. A vault or arched cell (Je. 37:16). created with colorful tiles. The city had fountains and
CABUL (dry, sandy). Jos. 19:27. pools and a public bathhouse with hot, warm, and cold
CAESAR. The name of the ruling family of the water. Herod’s palace was built out into the sea on a
causeway and featured a large indoor pool carved from
Roman empire from the 3rd century B.C. Cæsar was the the rock. Water was brought to Caesarea from miles
title taken by each of the Roman emperors (Mt. 22:17, away via an aqueduct built by the Roman Tenth Legion.
21; Jn. 19:12, 15; Ac. 11:28; 17:7; 25:8-21; 26:32; A large segment is still standing 2,000 years later. When
27:24; 28:19; Ph. 4:22). the water reached the city via the aqueduct, it was
CAESAREA. A Roman seaport city on the channeled into pipes to provide water and to power a
Mediterranean. It was called Caesarea Maritima to sewer system. Caesarea had a 4,000-seat theater that
distinguish it from Caesarea Philippi, which was a was used for speeches, trials, plays, and gladiatorial
different city located at the foot of Mt. Hermon (Mt. contests. Caesarea had a 10,000-seat hippodrome (also
16:13). Caesarea Maritima is mentioned 15 times in the called a circus) used for chariot races, Greek athletic
book of Acts. Cornelius, a centurion who commanded contests, gladiatorial contests, and other events.
100 soldiers, was saved and baptized here after hearing CAIAPHAS (depression, humiliation). Mt. 26:3.
Peter preach the gospel (Acts 10). It was here that
Herod Agrippa was eaten of worms because he failed to CAIN. The first son of Adam and Eve. Cain became
give God the glory (Acts 12:19-23). Philip the evangelist the first murderer when he killed his brother, Abel, who
lived here (Acts 21:8). After Paul was arrested in was a prophet (Lk. 11:50; 1:70; Ac. 3:21). Cain was the
Jerusalem he was sent to Caesarea and spent two years inventor of false religion, as he refused to approach God
imprisoned there until he was sent to Rome. It was here in the prescribed manner (Ge. 4). “The way of
that he appeared before Felix, Festus, and King Agrippa Cain” (Jude 11) is (1) the way of religion by good works
(Acts 23:23 - 26:32). (This Agrippa was a great rather than by God’s grace in Christ, (2) the way of
grandson of Herod the Great.) It was here that Pontius those who believe that man is basically good and can do
Pilate lived in luxury and splendor as the Roman prefect acceptable works before God, (3) the way of rejecting
or governor of Judea (AD 26-36). Built by Herod the Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God, (4) the way of
Great, Caesarea Maritima became the capital of the following man’s thinking rather than God’s Word, (5)
Roman province of Judea. The place was originally a the way of claiming that there are multiple paths to
Phoenician coastal station called Stratos Tower, after the God, (6) the way of those who reject God’s warning and
name of a Sidonian king. Herod’s Caesarea Maritima refuse to repent (Ge. 4:6-8), (7) the way of persecuting
was one of the crown jewels of the Roman Empire and the true saints of God, (8) the way of those who want a
its man-made harbor was the largest artificial harbor bloodless religion. Cain replaced the blood and death of
ever built in the open sea to that time. “The scale and an innocent sacrifice with fresh vegetables from his own
complexity of this project, along with the rapidity of its garden. He is the father of theological modernists who
execution, are remarkable even if judged by modern deny the necessity of Christ’s blood atonement. For
standards. It ranks as one of the most impressive example, the Today’s English Version changed the word
engineering accomplishments of the Augustan Age.” The “blood” to “death,” because of the modernistic theology
100-acre harbor formed a safe shelter to anchor Roman of its translator Robert Bratcher. [See Abel, Atonement,
fleets as well as quays for cargo. “It seems that the outer Blood, Gospel, Grace, Repentance, Offerings, Sacrifice,
basin was designed to accommodate passing fleets; Type.]
probably the great grain fleets sailing from Alexandria CAINAN (acquisition). Ge. 5:9.
to Rome” (Zaraza Friedman, “Caesarea Maritima”). At CALAH (firm, old age). Ge. 10:11.
the harbor entrance there were six colossal statues, CALAMITY. Misfortune; trouble; loss (De. 32:35; Ps.
three on each side. At the top of the harbor was a 18:18; 57:1; Pr. 1:26; 6:15; 17:5; 19:13; 24:22; 27:10;
temple devoted to Caesar worship, with a massive Je. 18:17; 46:21). [See Suffering.]
enthroned statue patterned after the Zeus at Olympia in CALAMUS. Sweet-scented cane. It is a knotty root,
Greece. The Roman name for Zeus was Jupiter, and he reddish without and white within, and filled with a
was the empire’s chief god. The city had colonnaded spongy substance (Ex. 30:23) (Webster).
streets and all sorts of magnificent buildings and
sprawling private villas. Many of the floors of Roman CALCOL (sustaining). 1 Ch. 2:6.

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