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Ancient Bethsaida - Kids Bible maps

This map shows the location of Bethsaida in the land of Israel. There were two towns named Bethsaida on the north part of the Sea of Galilee. On this map is Bethsaida-Julias which is the general location that many believe is where Jesus fed the 5,000 people with just five loaves of bread and two fish. Bethsaida is also the town where the peop...

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Bethsaida in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

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 (Mk 6:32 ff; Lk 9:10). This is doubtless to be identified with the village of Bethsaida in Lower Gaulonitis which the Tet...

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Bethsaida Scripture - Luke 9:10

And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida....

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Bethsaida in Naves Topical Bible

1. A city of Galilee The city of Philip, Andrew, and Peter Joh 1:44; 12:21 Jesus visits Mr 6:45 Jesus cures a blind man in Mr 8:22 Jesus prophesies against Mt 11:21; Lu 10:13 -2. Desert of, east of the sea of Galilee, Jesus feeds more than five thousand people in Lu 9:10; Mt 14:13; Mr 6:32...

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Bethsaida Scripture - Mark 6:45

And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people....

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Bethsaida in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(house of fish) of Galilee, Joh 12:21 a city which was the native place of Andrew, Peter and Philip, Joh 1:44; 12:21 in the land of Gennesareth, Mr 6:46 comp. Mark 6:53 and therefore on the west side of the lake. By comparing the narratives in Mr 6:31-53 and Luke 9:10-17 it appears certain that the Bethsaida at which the five thousand were fe...

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Bethsaida Scripture - Mark 8:22

And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him....

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Bethsaida Scripture - John 1:44

Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter....

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Bethsaida in Easton's Bible Dictionary

house of fish. (1.) A town in Galilee, on the west side of the sea of Tiberias, in the "land of Gennesaret." It was the native place of Peter, Andrew, and Philip, and was frequently resorted to by Jesus (Mark 6:45; John 1:44; 12:21). It is supposed to have been at the modern 'Ain Tabighah, a bay to the north of Gennesaret. (2.) A city ne...

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Bethsaida in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

("house of fish".) A city of Galilee, W. of and close to the sea of Tiberias, in the land of Gennesareth (Mark 6:45-53; John 6:16-17; John 1:44; John 12:21). Andrew, Peter, and Philip belonged to it, Near Capernaum and Chorazin (Matthew 11:21; Luke 10:13). When Jesus fed the 5,000 on the N.E. of the lake, they entered into a boat to cross to B...

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