Bethsaida
Bethsaida is a settlement mentioned in 4 verses. Its most likely location is At Tell. The name means “house of fruits, or of food, or of snares.”
Where is Bethsaida?
Approx. 32.9104, 35.6310 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| At Tell | settlement | Medium |
| Al Araj | settlement | Medium |
| El Mess’adiyye | settlement | Low |
| Tabgha | settlement | Low |
Bethsaida in the Bible dictionary
A city near which Christ fed 5,000 (Luke 9:10; comp. John 6:17; Matt. 14:15-21), and where the blind man had his sight restored (Mark 8:22), on the east side of the lake, two miles up the Jordan. It stood within the region of Gaulonitis, and was enlarged by Philip the tetrarch, who called it “Julias,” after the emperor’s daughter. Or, as some have supposed, there may have been but one Bethsaida built on both sides of the lake, near where the Jordan enters it. Now the ruins et-Tel.
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Verses that mention Bethsaida
- Matthew 11:21
Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
- Luke 10:13
Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
- John 1:44
Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
- John 12:21
The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.