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Bethsaida (/ b ɛ θ ˈ s eɪ. ɪ d ə / beth- SAY -id-ə ; [ 1 ] from Ancient Greek : Βηθσαϊδά , romanized : Bēthsaïdá ; from Aramaic and Hebrew : בֵּית צַידָה , romanized : Bēṯ Ṣayḏā , lit.
Model of the pools during the Second Temple Period (Israel Museum). The Pool of Bethesda is referred to in John's Gospel in the Christian New Testament, in an account of Jesus healing a paralyzed man at a pool of water in Jerusalem, described as being near the Sheep Gate and surrounded by five covered colonnades or porticoes.
Nazareth: Nazareth is where young Jesus grows up and where he is found in the Temple by his parents. [26] Sea of Galilee: The lake features prominently throughout the New Testament narrative, from the beginning of his ministry to the end. The calling of his first disciples takes place on the shores of this lake.
Other archaeologists have been looking to disprove that the site is the location of Bethsaida. Notley told the outlet that excavations will pick up again in June 2018. "We're looking right now at ...
In Acts 3:1–10 a similar healing event is recorded, in which the Apostles Peter and John visit the Temple and heal a disabled person in Jesus' name. The setting is comparable, in each case a specific location in Jerusalem is named, and in each case the fact that the healed person walked away is highlighted.
The Bethsaida Valley (Hebrew: בקעת הבטיחה), Arabic: Buq'at al-Butayhah, [1] is a valley by the northeast shores of the Sea of Galilee at the steep foothills of the central Golan Heights. [ 2 ]
A respectful distance from the city and Temple, and on the pilgrim route, Bethany was a most suitable location for a charitable institution. It is not surprising that an Essene hospice had been established at Bethany to intercept and care for pilgrims at the end of the long and potentially arduous journey from Galilee.
Christ Healing the Blind Man by A. Mironov.. The Blind Man of Bethsaida is the subject of one of the miracles of Jesus in the Gospels.It is found only in Mark 8:22–26. [1] [2] The exact location of Bethsaida in this pericope is subject to debate among scholars but is likely to have been Bethsaida Julias, on the north shore of Lake Galilee.