Bethsaida
Americannoun
noun
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El-Araj has long been considered a possible location of the ancient city of Julias, which was also known as Bethsaida.
From Fox News • Jun. 9, 2020
In a separate project, experts also believe they have found the lost Roman city of Julias, formerly the village of Bethsaida, which was the home of Jesus' apostles Peter, Andrew and Philip.
From Fox News • Oct. 24, 2019
The Roman city of Julias was born out of the Jewish fishing village of Bethsaida during the first century A.D, according to the Jewish historian Josephus Flavius.
From Fox News • Jul. 30, 2019
Rather, researchers excavating at the site since 2016 believe they have zeroed in on the city described in the New Testament as the home of the apostles Peter, Andrew, and Philip: Bethsaida.
From National Geographic • Aug. 7, 2017
He was a native of Bethsaida in Galilee, but we do not know what occupation he pursued there.
From Tuscan Sculpture of the Fifteenth Century A Collection of Sixteen Pictures Reproducing Works by Donatello, the Della Robia, Mino da Fiesole, and Others, with Introduction by Hurll, Estelle M. (Estelle May)
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