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beth-sa'-i-da (Bethsaida, "house of fishing"): (1) A city East of the Jordan, in a "desert place" (that is, uncultivated ground used for grazing) at which Jesus miraculously fed the multitude with five loaves and two fishes (Mark 6:32 Luke 9:10).
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To make matters even more perplexing, et-Tell sits east of the Jordan River, placing it in the Golan region; the Gospel of John, however, says Bethsaida was in the Galilee (John 12:21), which is west of the Jordan.
The northeastern shore of the Sea of Galilee is a fertile plain where the feeding of the 5,000 likely took place. Israeli maps and excavators currently locate the New Testament city of Bethsaida at an ancient ruin known as “et-Tell.”.
Mar 23, 2020 · WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 23, 2020)—Bethsaida appears seven times in the Bible. Jesus performed miracles there (e.g., Matthew 11:21; Mark 8:22), and it was the hometown of the apostles Peter, Andrew, and Philip (John 1:44). All of the biblical references situate Bethsaida by the Sea of Galilee.
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- Location
- Biblical Map
- Where Exactly Is Bethsaida?
- Plan of The City
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- The Wine Maker’s House
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- South West
- Gate Area
Bethsaida, an ancient city on the north side of the Sea of Galilee, is a “tale of two cities” – an Iron age city of the land of Geshur, and a Roman city known as Julias. The area of Bethsaida was referred in the New Testament in conjunction with two of Jesus miracles: healing the blind man and the first feeding of the Multitude. It is also known as...
The area of BethSaida is located at the fertile delta of the upper Jordan river, when it enters to the sea of Galilee. The site is located on a hill, several hundred meters to the east of the Jordan river, and 30M higher than the valley. It is 1.5KM north of the northern shores of the sea of Galilee, and 4KM northeast to Capernaum. The ruins cover ...
A Biblical map of Bethsaida and the area around it is illustrated below. The site is located on the crossroads of major trade routes: north to Caesarea-Philippi (Panias/Banias); south to Gadara and the Gilad; east to Aram; west thru Capernaum, Genneserat (Kinnereth), Magdala(Migdal) to the Via Maris route which crossed the land to the south. During...
The quest for the exact location of BethSaida has been one of the great mysteries of the past hundreds of years. This area of the northern part of the Sea of Galilee has many ancient sites due to its strategic place: a crossing of the ancient trade routes, a year round flow of water, the fish and game that can be found around the site, and the fert...
A plan of the city, as excavated until 2008, is illustrated in the diagram, based on the excavation field reports (2007). There are three main excavations areas (A, B, C). The black structures are from the Roman period level (“Stratum 2”), while the blue structures belong to the older, lower level – the Iron age (“Stratum 5”). The main highlights o...
General views:
The fertile valley of Beth-Saida (Arabic – Betikha) is located on the north edge of the sea of Galilee. A view from the east towards the plains of Bethsaida, at dusk. The valley is actually the delta of the upper Jordan river which flows from the north in the rightmost corner of the sea of Galilee. The site of Bethsaida is located inland about 1.5KM. Click on the photos to view in higher resolution… A 2009 aerial photo of the excavations is attached (courtesy of Dr R. Arav). The photo was cap...
Roman Street:
A Roman period stone paved street was excavated in the residential area (“Area C”) on the northern section of the city. It is indicated on the diagram as a red square. The north-south street passes between two residential houses – the “Winemaker’s house” on the left and other structure on the right. The view of the street is shown in the following picture, from the north side. The following photo shows the street from the opposite angle. The street passed along the walls of the “Winemaker’s h...
One of the reconstructed residential houses in Area C, on the north side of the city, was named “The Wine Maker’s” house since a wine cellar was found in the complex. It is marked as a red square on the diagram. A view of the “Wine Maker’s” house, from the west side, is shown below. The entrance to the house was from the right (south) side. A recon...
In the center of the hill (“Area B”) are additional Roman residential houses on the upper level (Roman period – “Stratum 2”), and on a lower level is the King’s palace from the Iron-age city (belonging to the Iron Age – “Stratum 5”) . The original eucalyptus forest that covered the area, planted by the KKL in the 60s or 70s, was cleared out on most...
New excavations (2009) are in progress in the southern side of the site (“Area A west”), which is close to the city gate. From the southern side of the hill is a view of the fertile valley of Bethsaida. During the Iron age the Sea of Galilee reached these foothills, but now the shore is located 1.5KM away. The “upper” Jordan river, which flows into...
An Iron age city was excavated under the Roman layer, which was founded in the 10th century BC and destroyed on the 8th century BC. On the eastern side of the city the excavators reconstructed a massive gate complex. It is indicated as a red square on the diagram. The photo below shows the gate area as viewed from the inner side of the city. The de...
Nov 18, 2023 · Bethsaida is believed to be located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee, but where the city lies remains a fiercely-debated question.
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It is generally agreed from the texts that Beth-saida is some-where near the northern end of the Sea of Galilee, but which side of the Jordan’s mouth it was on is still uncertain.
