Bethsaida

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Bethsaida was an ancient fishing village on the Sea of Galilee, traditionally known as the hometown of several of Jesus’s apostles in the New Testament.

All labels observed (11)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient town
archaeological site
archaeologicalCandidateSite el-Araj
et-Tell
associatedWith early disciples of Jesus
ministry of Jesus
condemnedBy Jesus for unbelief (Gospels of Matthew and Luke)
country Ancient Israel
culturalContext Hellenistic-Roman
Jewish
elevatedTo status of city by Herod Philip
etymology name often interpreted as "house of fishing" or "house of the fisherman"
geographicalFeature near the inflow of the Jordan River into the Sea of Galilee
governedBy Herod Philip
Roman Empire
groupedWith Capernaum
Chorazin
hasAlternativeName Bethsaida Julias
linked to: Bethsaida

Bethsaida in Galilee
linked to: Bethsaida

Bethsaida of Galilee
linked to: Bethsaida
hasNearbyModernCity Golan Heights area settlements
languageOfName Aramaic
locatedIn Herod Philip’s tetrarchy (early 1st century CE)
linked to: Herodian Kingdom

region of Galilee
locatedNear Jordan River
locatedOn northern shore of the Sea of Galilee
mentionedIn Gospel of Luke
Gospel of Mark
Gospel of Matthew
New Testament
modernCountry State of Israel
linked to: Israel
pilgrimageSignificance Christian pilgrimage destination area
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
regionInAntiquity Gaulanitis
religiousSignificance site associated with Jesus of Nazareth
traditional hometown of apostles
religiousTradition Christianity
renamedAs Julias
renamedBy Herod Philip
renamedInHonorOf Julia, daughter of Augustus
linked to: Julia the Elder
siteOf calling of Philip (Gospel of John, traditionally linked)
feeding of the five thousand (traditionally located near Bethsaida)
healing of a blind man by Jesus (Gospel of Mark)
subjectOf ongoing archaeological debate about exact location
timePeriod Hellenistic period
Roman period
traditionalHometownOf Apostle Andrew
linked to: Andrew the Apostle

Apostle Peter
Apostle Philip

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Apostle Peter placeOfOrigin Bethsaida
Galilee contains Magdala
linked to: Bethsaida
Galilee contains Bethsaida (traditional location)
linked to: Bethsaida
Sea of Galilee nearbyCity Bethsaida
Apostle Philip associatedWith Bethsaida
Apostle Philip hometown Bethsaida
Bethsaida hasAlternativeName Bethsaida Julias
linked to: Bethsaida
Bethsaida hasAlternativeName Bethsaida of Galilee
linked to: Bethsaida
Bethsaida hasAlternativeName Bethsaida in Galilee
linked to: Bethsaida
Philip the Apostle associatedWith Bethsaida
subject linked to: Philip
Saint Philip associatedWith Bethsaida
Julias hasAlternativeName Bethsaida Julias
linked to: Bethsaida
Julias hasAlternativeName Bethsaida
et-Tell associatedWith Bethsaida
et-Tell identifiedAs Bethsaida (by many scholars)
linked to: Bethsaida
et-Tell hasAlternativeName et-Tell (Bethsaida?)
linked to: Bethsaida
et-Tell partOf Bethsaida Valley region
linked to: Bethsaida
el-Araj partOf Bethsaida Valley
linked to: Bethsaida
el-Araj associatedWith Bethsaida
Chorazin sharesRebukeWith Bethsaida
Feeding of the five thousand hasLocationTradition Bethsaida region
subject linked to: feeding of the five thousand
linked to: Bethsaida
Biblical places hasExample Bethsaida