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Bethsaida

[beth-sey-i-duh]

noun

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



Bethsaida

/ bɛθˈseɪdə /

noun

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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