There was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius. Caesarea was the chief seaport of Palestine, also the Roman capital and military headquarters. Cornelius was one of several Gentile captains spoken of favorably in the New Testament. [Julius (Acts 27:1-3) the one at the cross (Matthew 27:54); the one who built the synagogue at Capernaum (Luke 7:2).] The Italian Regiment. Many of the conquered people served in the Roman armies. This regiment of six hundred men were all Italians, which strongly implies Cornelius was an Italian himself.

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