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Pilgrimage in the Holy Land
St John Phocas, tr. Stewart, 1889
Chapter 30
Beyond this country is Cæsarea Philippi,1 a large and populous city, built on the shore of the sea. In it is a truly wonderful harbour, made by human skill, an enormous expenditure having been incurred by Herod for its construction. Here it was that Christ asked the Apostles, ‘Whom do men say that I, the Son of man, am?’ and Peter answered him, ‘Thou art the Christ, the Son of God,’ showing by his words the fervour of his love.
Notes
- Really Cæsarea Palæstina, now Kaisarīyeh. ‘Abbot Daniel’ (lxv.) falls into the same curious error.