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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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	Et-Tell is Not Bethsaida ; ...of one town mentioned in the Gospels. Bethsaida was lost for centuries, and its location...Tell-the location of the present-day Bethsaida Excavations Project (BEP)-was the site of ancient Bethsaida-Julias (Robinson and Smith 1867, 2:413-... Read more
	Bethsaida: Home of the Apostles ; Bethsaida: Home of the Apostles by Fred Strickert Liturgical Press, Collegeville, 1998. 197 pp. $19.95. ISBN 0-8146-5519-X. BETHSAIDA, OR BETH SAIDA, is a City whose name is well known to...is now open. This popular report on the excavations at Bethsaida is masterfully written for a general ... Read more
	Mond, Stier und Kult am Stadttor: Die Stele von Bethsaida ; ...Stier und Kult am Stadttor: Die Stele von Bethsaida (et-Tell) (OBO 161; Fribourg: Editions...This monograph about a stela found at Bethsaida is notable for several reasons: the interval...authors point out that in the Iron Age Bethsaida (et-Tell) was rather within the cultural... Read more
	The blind man of Bethsaida; Mark 8:22-26. ; WHEN Jesus and His disciples arrived at Bethsaida, the people brought to Him a blind man and begged Him to...the village. The WORD Today The cure of the blind man at Bethsaida is found only in the Gospel according to Mark. The miracle... Read more
	The blind man of Bethsaida; Mark 8:22-26.(Opinion & Editorial) ; WHEN Jesus and His disciples arrived at Bethsaida, the people brought to Him a blind man and begged Him to touch him. He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village... Read more
	The blind man of Bethsaida; Mark 8:22-26.(Reflections Today) ; WHEN [Jesus and His disciples] arrived at Bethsaida, [people] brought to Jesus a blind man and begged Him to touch him. He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village... Read more
	The blind man of Bethsaida.(Reflections Today) ; Mark 8:22-26 WHEN [Jesus and His disciples] arrived at Bethsaida, [people] brought to [Jesus] a blind man and begged Him to touch him. He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the... Read more
	UNO-led archaeological dig in Israel reaps rewards. ; ...Galilee as the long-lost biblical city of Bethsaida the year before. Arav decided to conduct...contribution, he said. UNO got involved in the Bethsaida project in 1990 when religion professor...consortium of universities to excavate Bethsaida, with Arav as lead archaeologist. Little... Read more
	Digging in the town that disappeared ; ...them and withdrew apart to a city called Bethsaida. When the crowds learned it, they followed...who had heed of healing. -Luke 9: 10-11 Bethsaida, located on the eastern bank of the Jordan...mentioned frequently in the Gospels. Bethsaida, which means "House of the Fisherman... Read more
	PUBLIC CAN NOW SEE FAMED BIBLICAL SITE ; ...Orthodox monk to the bibilical village of Bethsaida. (Color) (ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO) THIS...the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Bethsaida is frequently mentioned in the Bible...Apostles. In the times of King David, Bethsaida was a large Jewish community, bigger... Read more

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