Bethsaida
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Bethsaida, 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.
Inside the Iron-Age city gate, et-Tell
Shrine with standing stones at Iron-Age city gate, et-Tell
A stele from Bethsaida (et-Tell) depicting a Canaanite deity, possibly Kašku. On display at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
Trident fishing gallaeus
Capernaum
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Capernaum was a fishing village established during the time of the Hasmoneans in Israel, located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. It had a population of about 1,500 in the 1st century AD.
Bethsaida
…middle of the Sea of Galilee. The much later De situ terrae sanctae, a 6th-century Christian itinerarium, describes Bethsaida's location in relation to Capernaum, saying that it was 6 mi (9.7 km) distant from Capernaum. The distance between Bethsaida and Paneas is said to have been 50 mi (80 km). Although Bethsaida…
Ruins of the 4th-century Capernaum synagogue
Capernaum's 4th-century synagogue (detail with columns and benches)
James Tissot – Healing of the Lepers at Capernaum (Guérison des lépreux à Capernaum) – Brooklyn Museum
Olive press from Roman times, different elements