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Bethsaida
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Bethsaida ( ; from ; from Aramaic and , from the Hebrew root ; ), also known as Julias or Julia (), is a place mentioned in the New Testament. Julias lay in an administrative district known as Gaulonitis, now the Golan Heights.
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- Ancient site.name
- Bethsaida
- Ancient site.map_type
- Syria
- Ancient site.location
- Golan Heights
- Ancient site.built
- 1st century BC
- Ancient site.abandoned
- 65 AD
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- 200
- Image
- Ruins of Bethsaida village in summer 2011 (7).JPG
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- Bethsaida
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16 sectionsContents
- History
- New Testament
- Archaeology
- Et-Tell
- Bronze and Iron Ages
- Hellenistic and Roman periods
- Al-Araj
- El-Mesydiah
- One or two Bethsaidas?
- Fifth Crusade (1217)
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
Bethsaida ( ; from ; from Aramaic and , from the Hebrew root ; ), also known as Julias or Julia (), is a place mentioned in the New Testament. Julias lay in an administrative district known as Gaulonitis, now the Golan Heights.
Historians have suggested that the name is also referenced in rabbinic literature under the epithet ().
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1987 archaeological discoveriesAncient Jewish settlements of GalileeAncient Jewish settlements of the Golan HeightsBethsaidaDisputed biblical placesFishing communitiesGospel of John locationsGospel of Luke locationsGospel of Mark locationsGospel of Matthew locationsNew Testament Aramaic words and phrasesNew Testament citiesPhilip the TetrarchPopulated places disestablished in the 8th centuryPopulated places established in the 10th century BCSea of Galilee