Caesar (Graecized Καῖσαρ; hence the Germ. title Kaiser, Russian Czar), a name assumed by or conferred upon all the Roman emperors after Julius Caesar (who is said to have been so named from his having been born by a surgical operation, ccEsus). In this way It became a sort of title, like Pharaoh, and, as such, is usually applied to the emperors in the New Testament, as the sovereign of Judaea (Joh 19:15; Ac 17:7), without their distinctive proper names. SEE AUGUSTUS. It was to him that the Jews paid tribute (Mt 22:17; Lu 20:22; Lu 23:2), and to him that such Jews as were cives Romani had the right of appeal (Ac 25:11; Ac 26:32; Ac 28:19); in which cise, if their cause was a criminal one, they were sent to Rome (Ac 25:12,21; comp. Pliny, Epp. 10:97), where was the court of the emperor (Php 4:22). The Caesars mentioned in the New Testament are Augustus (Lu 2:1), Tiberius (Lu 3:1; Lu 20:22), Claudius (Ac 11:28), Nero (Ac 25:8); Caligula, who succeeded Tiberius, is not mentioned. See each name. On Php 4:22, SEE HOUSEHOLD.
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John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More