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Bethsaida

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Bethsaida [Heb.,=house of the fisher], in the Gospels, birthplace of Jesus' disciples Peter, Andrew, and Philip. Herod Philip (4 BC-AD 33) is said to have renamed it Julias after the daughter of Augustus, who died in 2 BC Some identify Bethsaida with the Julias just E of the Jordan and N of the Sea of Galilee (Lake Tiberius); others would place it on the eastern shore of the lake; still others suppose two Bethsaidas. Archaeologists began excavating the site on the eastern shore of the lake in 1995. Author not available, BETHSAIDA. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007... Read more
Bethsaida
Bethsaida. A predominantly Gentile village on the E. bank of the Jordan where it enters the Sea of Galilee; its site has not been identified. It was visited by Christ (Mk. 8: 22). ‘Bethsaida of Galilee’ (Jn. 12: 21) may have been a different place. Read more
Bethsaida
Bethsaida A town on the NE of the Sea of Galilee where Peter, Andrew , and Philip were born according to John 1: 44; 12: 21. Luke (9: 10–17) locates the feeding of the 5,000 in the neighbourhood of Bethsaida, though Mark's geography (Mark 6: 45) is unclear. Nevertheless the inhabitants were unreceptive to ... Read more

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