Antipatris

antipatris

a city built by herod the great, and called by this name in honour of his father, antipater. it lay between caesarea and lydda, two miles inland, on the great roman road from caesarea to jerusalem. to this place paul was brought by night (acts 23:31) on his way to caesarea, from which it was distant 28 miles. it is identified with the modern, ras-el-ain, where rise the springs of aujeh, the largest springs in palestine.

historical examples

yet travelling authors have constantly pr-nounced this to be the locality of antipatris.
byeways in palestine james finn

so the soldiers, as they had been commanded, took paul and brought him by night to antipatris.
the children’s bible henry a. sherman

antipatris is said by others to be the place of the sepulchre of r. akiba.
early travels in palestine arculf et al.

then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took paul, and brought him by night to antipatris.
the bible for young people anonymous

then the soldiers, according as it was commanded them, taking paul, brought him by night to antipatris.
the bible, douay-rheims version various

so the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took paul, and brought him by night to antipatris.
the bible story rev. newton marshall hall

the four hundred soldiers left behind succ-mbed to the judans, who then vainly followed the roman army as far as antipatris.
history of the jews, vol. ii (of 6) heinrich graetz

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