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Bethsaida

Tell el-Araj
Israel1000 BCE70 CEIron Age — Roman Period32.91, 35.63
About the site

Birthplace of Peter, Andrew, and Philip. Jesus performed miracles here, and it is identified as the site of the feeding of the 5,000.

Principal findings
  • iIron Age royal city gate
  • iiRoman period fishing village
  • iiiTemple complex of Herod Philip
  • ivStone tools and fishing weights

Excavators — Rami Arav