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Bethsaida

Bethsaida was a fishing village on the Sea of Galilee, notable as the hometown of several of Jesus' disciples and a place where He performed miracles.

The name Bethsaida means “house of fruits, or of food, or of snares”

PlaceNew Testament4 books7 verses

Summary

A location first mentioned at Matthew 11:21; only referred to as Bethsaida (Βηθσαϊδά).

Location

Certainty
Likely (74% of scholarship) · 2 other possible locations
Coordinates
32.910° N, 35.631° E
Bethsaida
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Events

Dates are approximate

Glossary entries

Bethsaida

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Mentions

  1. Matthew 11:21
    “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
  2. Mark 6:45
    Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.
  3. Mark 8:22
    When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.
  4. Luke 9:10
    Then the apostles returned and reported to Jesus all that they had done. Taking them away privately, He withdrew to a town called Bethsaida.
  5. Luke 10:13
    Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
  6. John 1:44
    Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town as Andrew and Peter.
  7. John 12:21
    They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”