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Bethsaida
[beth-sey-i-duh]
noun
an ancient town in N Israel, near the N shore of the Sea of Galilee.
Bethsaida
/ bɛθˈseɪdə /
noun
a ruined town in N Israel, near the N shore of the Sea of Galilee
Example Sentences
El-Araj has long been considered a possible location of the ancient city of Julias, which was also known as Bethsaida.
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.
The Roman city of Julias was born out of the Jewish fishing village of Bethsaida during the first century A.D, according to the Jewish historian Josephus Flavius.
The archaeologists believe that el-Araj is the site of the ancient Jewish fishing village of Bethsaida, which later became the Roman city of Julias.
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.
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