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History. New Testament. According to John 1:44, Bethsaida was the hometown of the apostles Peter, Andrew, and Philip. In the Gospel of Mark ( Mark 8:22–26 ), Jesus reportedly restored a blind man's sight at a place just outside the ancient village of Bethsaida. In Luke 9:10–11, Jesus miraculously feeds five thousand near Bethsaida.
Jul 26, 2023 · Bethsaida was a small town in Galilee best known in the Bible as the birthplace of three of Jesus’ disciples: Phillip, Peter, and Andrew ( John 1:44–45; 12:21 ).
Nov 18, 2023 · The ancient village of Bethsaida is believed to be located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee, but where precisely the abandoned city lies remains a fiercely-debated question among scholars.
BETHSAIDA. beth-sa'-i-da (Bethsaida, "house of fishing"): (1) A city East of the Jordan, in a "desert place" (that is, uncultivated ground used for grazing) at which Jesus miraculously fed the multitude with five loaves and two fishes ( Mark 6:32 Luke 9:10 ).
Nov 5, 2021 · Over the past century, scholars have tried repeatedly to locate biblical Bethsaida and the Church of the Apostles. Recent discoveries at the Byzantine basilica at El-Araj are now providing new evidence that the site may indeed be the location of the Church of the Apostles.
Bethsaida is the town that disappeared. Soon after playing a prominent role in the Gospels—Bethsaida is mentioned more often in the New Testament than any city except Jerusalem and Capernaum—this fishing village on the Sea of Galilee simply became lost to history.
The northeastern shore of the Sea of Galilee is a fertile plain where the feeding of the 5,000 likely took place. Israeli maps and excavators currently locate the New Testament city of Bethsaida at an ancient ruin known as “et-Tell.”.
BETHSAIDA, BETH-SAIDA bĕth sā’ ə də (Βηθσαῖδα, house of hunting or fishing from the Heb. root צדה, or צוד). A town on the N shore of the Sea of Galilee. 1. The Biblical record. It is clearly stated in John 1:44 that Philip the disciple was from Beth-saida, the city (πόλις, G4484) of Andrew and Peter.
Feb 27, 2020 · It is no wonder that the signs designating Tel Beit Tsaida, or Bethsaida, a little more than a mile northeast of the Sea of Galilee’s shoreline, highlight such an attractive site. Known as et-Tell, the mound was first excavated by the Golan Research Institute, between 1987 and 1989.
beth-sa'-i-da (Bethsaida, "house of fishing"): (1) A city East of the Jordan, in a "desert place" (that is, uncultivated ground used for grazing) at which Jesus miraculously fed the multitude with five loaves and two fishes ( Mark 6:32 Luke 9:10 ).
