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Antipatris
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
The name of a city of Palestine, situated seven or eight miles from the coast, in a fertile and well watered plain between Caesarea and Jerusalem, on the site of the former city Caphar-Saba. It was founded by Herod the Great, and called Antipatris, in honor of his father Antipater. This place was visited by Paul, Acts 23:31 . An Arab village, called Kefr Saba, now occupies its site.
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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Antipatris'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/a/antipatris.html. 1859.