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지중해 해변에 있고.예루살렘에서 서쪽으로 96키로미터 떨어져 있다. 로마의 아구스도황제(옥타비아누스)가 이땅을 헤롯대왕에게 하사하였다.기원전 25년부터 13년 사이에 헤롯은 이곳에 광대한 토목공사를 일으켜 로마식 도시를 만들었다.
그리고 로마황제(가이사)를 기념하여 이름을 가이사랴라고 명명하였다고한다. 이도시는 세워지자마자 로마 장관들이 머무는 곳이 되었다.

이곳에는 로마식 원형경기장과 마차 경기장. 신전.거대한 접안시설등이 있다.
사도행전 23장-27장에 보면 바울은 예루살렘에서 유대인들에게 붙잡힌후 갸이사랴로 호송되어 이곳에서 2년동안 자유로운 옥살이를 하다.로마로 호송되었다.

행23장11절.그날밤 주님께서 바울곁에서서 말씀하셨다. 용기를 내어라. 네가 예루살렘에서 나에관한 일들을 엄숙히 증언한것처럼 로마에서도 증언해야한다. 주님의 말씀은 로마로 가야할것을 말씀하셨지만 바울의 환경은 2년동안 그러지못했다.
 바울은 재판을 받으며 로마총독 벨릭스앞과  베스도와아그립바왕앞에서 증언하며 주님의 말씀을 신뢰했다. 
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