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Encyclopedia. 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 ).
Aug 17, 2022 · This mosaic joins a long list of other finds from the site, which the team believes provides conclusive evidence that their site is indeed biblical Bethsaida, home of the apostles Peter, Andrew, and Philip (John 1:44).
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 known as the birthplace of three of the Apostles – Peter, Andrew and Philip. Jesus himself visited Bethsaida and performed several miracles there. (Mark 8:22-26; Luke 9:10) Et-Tel, the mound identified as ancient Bethsaida, is located on a basaltic spur north of the Sea of Galilee, near the inflow of the Jordan River into the Sea ...
Aug 7, 2017 · According to the Gospels, Bethsaida was the home of the earliest apostles, as well as the place where Jesus reportedly cured a blind man. While the location of Capernaum, another Galilean fishing...
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. Apparently Jesus was in the town at this early point in His ministry since this is implied by v. 43.
Bethsaida (Into His Own) Brief encyclopedia-type article with internal links to articles on pertinent people and places. Bethsaida: An Ancient Fishing Village on the shore of the Sea of Galilee (Israel MFA) Contains sections highlighting the Biblical Period and the Hellenistic/Roman Periods in the history of the site.
