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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.
Archaeological excavations have uncovered a synagogue from the 3rd century AD, suggesting a thriving Jewish community. [3] Bethsaida: Situated on the northeastern shore of the Sea of Galilee, Bethsaida was the hometown of apostles Peter, Andrew, and Philip. It was also the site where Jesus healed a blind man (Mark 8:22-26).
According to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, the Galilean cities of Chorazin, Bethsaida, Capernaum, and the Decapolis did not repent in response to Jesus's teaching, so Jesus declared that the wicked cities of Tyre, Sidon, Sodom and Gomorrah would have repented; it will be more bearable for the latter cities on the Judgement Day, and Capernaum, in particular, will sink down to Hades (Matthew ...
The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Roman Judea prior to the establishment of the Roman province of Syria Palæstina.. For massacres that took place in Southern Levant prior to World War I, see List of massacres in Ottoman Syria
Philip is described as a disciple from the city of Bethsaida, and the evangelist connects him with Andrew and Peter, who were from the same town. He also was among those surrounding John the Baptist when the latter first pointed out Jesus as the Lamb of God .
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.
Jesus fed Jewish listeners in Mark 6 and he most probably feeds a gentile crowd here, [12] although C. M. Tuckett argues that it is not certain that the crowd in chapter 8 is a gentile gathering. [22] Jesus refuses to perform a miracle for the Pharisees, who ask for one, but performs miracles for the Gentiles, who do not.
In both the gospels, those who were sick aimed to touch the tassels (Greek: Greek: κράσπεδον, kraspedon) of Jesus' garments, "which in accordance with Numbers 15:38, the Jew wore on each of the four extremities of his cloak". [1] First-century historian Flavius Josephus refers to the Gennesaret area as having very rich soil. [2]