How many times is Caesarea mentioned in the Bible?
The word Caesarea appears 17 times in the King James Version, in 17 verses. It is found in 3 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Caesarea 17 times.
Caesarea in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Caesarea counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Caesarea | 17 | 17 |
| Total | 17 | 17 |
First and last mention of Caesarea
When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.
Verses with Caesarea on our topic pages
1 verse that uses Caesarea in the World English Bible is in our topic collections.
Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”
Common questions
How many times is Caesarea in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 0 of the 17 uses are in the Old Testament and 17 in the New Testament. Caesarea appears in 3 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Acts has the most (15), then Matthew (1) and Mark (1).
Where is Caesarea first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Matthew 16:13: "When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?" The last is Acts 25:13.
More word counts: Mizpah, Elihu, Onan, Nazarite, Kidron, Gilboa, Belteshazzar, Shunammite, or all 635 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-24.