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The Definition of the word Augustus band

Augustus band

(Acts 27:1.: literally, of Sebaste, the Greek form of Augusta, the name given to Caesarea in honour of Augustus Caesar). "Probably this "band" or cohort consisted of Samaritan soldiers" belonging to Caesarea.


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