Antipatris standard
XIII, xv 1; XVI, v, 2; BJ, I, xxi, 9. It was a town built by Herod the Great, and called after his father Antipater.
Where is Antipatris in the Bible?
Antipatris was a city in ancient Palestine located in the coastal plain northeast of Jaffa, likely at the site of modern Ras el-Ain. Built by Herod the Great and named after his father Antipater, this town appears in the New Testament in the Book of Acts as the place where Roman soldiers brought the apostle Paul during his journey to Caesarea after his arrest in Jerusalem. The city served as an important waypoint along the road from Jerusalem to the Mediterranean coast, making it a strategic location for Roman military movements. Though the theological significance of Antipatris itself is limited, its mention in Acts marks it as part of Paul's missionary journey and his eventual appeal to Rome, events central to early Christian history.
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Antipatris
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)XIII, xv 1; XVI, v, 2; BJ, I, xxi, 9. It was a town built by Herod the Great, and called after his father Antipater. It is probably identical with the modern Ras el-`Ain, "fountain head," a large mound with ruins at the source of Nahr el`Aujeh, in the plain to the Northeast of Jaffa. There are remains of a crusading castle which may be the Mirabel of those times.
W. Ewing
an-to'-ni-a. See JERUSALEM.
an-to-thi'-ja. See ANTHOTHIJA