Spring of Banias river, one of the main tributory of the Jordan River

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Spring of Banias river, one of the main tributory of the Jordan River

Spring of Banias river, one of the main tributory of the Jordan River

The disciples earlier asked each other who Jesus was (4:35-41). Later, in the vicinity of the Banias waterfall near Caesarea Philippi, Jesus asked his disciples this question (8:27-38). Caesarea Philippi was a religious center from the early third century BC to the fifth century AD. In the background is a cave that housed a shrine to the god Pan. In Greek religion and mythology, Pan was the patron of shepherds.