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Bethsaida

American  
[beth-say-i-duh] / bɛθˈseɪ ɪ də /

noun

  1. an ancient town in N Israel, near the N shore of the Sea of Galilee.


Bethsaida British  
/ bɛθˈseɪdə /

noun

  1. a ruined town in N Israel, near the N shore of the Sea of Galilee

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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El-Araj has long been considered a possible location of the ancient city of Julias, which was also known as Bethsaida.

From Fox News ● Jun. 9, 2020

In a separate project, experts also believe they have found the lost Roman city of Julias, formerly the village of Bethsaida, which was the home of Jesus' apostles Peter, Andrew and Philip.

From Fox News ● Oct. 24, 2019

Jesus also healed a blind man at Bethsaida, according to Mark 8:22-26, while Luke 9:10-17 describes a nearby location for the feeding of the five thousand people.

From Fox News ● Jul. 30, 2019

According to the Gospels, Bethsaida was the home of the earliest apostles, as well as the place where Jesus reportedly cured a blind man.

From National Geographic ● Aug. 7, 2017

This Philip must not be confounded with the Apostle of the same name, a native "of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter," unto whom our Lord said, "Follow me."

From "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) by Lady Mary Ross

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