A Biblical village where Jesus is said to have performed some of his most famous miracles really existed, and today lies in ruins only a mile from the Sea of Galilee, archaeologists believe.

In the Bible, Bethsaida was home to disciples Peter, Andrew and Philip, and was where Jesus purportedly fed the 5,000, walked on water and helped a blind man to see.

Archaeologists have been working for 32 years to find the lost city, which was eventually cursed to destruction by Jesus because residents failed to repent in spite of his miracles.

Now professor Rami Arav of the University of Nebraska says he is in no doubt that Et-Tell, in the Golan Heights near the Jordan River estuary, is the location of the biblical village.

Ancient sources place several requirements for the identification of Bethsaida,' Aray said,' adding that 'finds in Et-Tell convinced not only me but a group of experts.'

To argue his case, Dr Arav refers to the Roman historian, Titus Flavius Josephus, who describes the location of Bethsaida in his writings.

'Josephus says that the town was in the 'lower Golan' near the estuary of the Jordan River,' said Dr Arav - the same location as the El-Tell.

A biblical village cursed to destruction by Jesus really existed and today lies in ruins only a mile from the Sea of Galilee, archaeologists believe
Researchers have been working at the site for 32 years and now believe it is safe to say it was the site of the biblical city

Researchers have been working at the site for 32 years and now believe it is safe to say it was the site of the biblical city.

The professor also highlights Josephus' description of how Bethsaida was later 'advanced unto the dignity of a city' and renamed Julias, after the wife of Roman emperor Augustus.

THE BIBLICAL MIRACLES OF BETHSAIDA
Bethsaida — the biblical hometown to disciples Andrew, Peter and Philip — was reputedly where Jesus performed a number of miracles.

These included the feeding of the 5,000, in which Christ — following the death of John the Baptist — used five loaves and two fishes supplied by a boy to feed a crowd of his followers.

The Gospel of Mark, meanwhile, tells of a blind man of Bethsaida whose sight was restored after two blessings from Jesus.

At Et-Tell the research team studying the location discovered a temple that was dedicated to Julia, Augustus' wife.

The name Bethsaida translates as 'house of fishing/hunting' and Dr Arav believes this holds another clue.

He contends that the ruins at Et-Tell were once known as Zer, which could also be transcribed as 'Tzed', a Hebrew word that means both hunting and fishing.

And though Et-Tell is over a mile from the Sea of Galilee – contrary to the biblical description of Bethsaida as a place accessible by boat – the dig site may have been closer in ancient times.

The transformation, it's argued, can be explained by tectonic movements and changing water levels in the lake.

Dr Arav said: 'Basically you need to know that the Sea of Galilee is right in the middle of the Syro-African rift and is prone to tectonic shifts.'

They researchers also discovered ancient fishing equipment among the ruins of the settlement.

Jesus was said to have cursed the village, warning it faced worse treatment than Sodom – a city destroyed by God in the Old Testament.

Although Bethsaida did not meet the calamitous end Jesus foretold, it was ultimately abandoned.

'Fortunately Jesus did not say when the town will be destroyed,' joked Dr Arav.

'So in the 4th century it was abandoned and, without maintenance, the buildings collapsed.'

The professor also threw down the gauntlet to archaeologists who claim the nearby site of El-Araj is the true Bethsaida.

He believes that what they have actually found is a former military camp.

Archaeologists have been working for 32 years to prove that the site of the city cursed to destruction by Jesus once stood at the El-Tell excavation site

Though Et-Tell is over a mile from the Sea of Galilee contrary to the biblical description of Bethsaida as a place accessible by boat the dig site may have been closer in ancient times
'This is an outstanding achievement, but it is not Bethsaida mentioned in the ancient sources,' he said.

'They simply do not meet the prerequisites mentioned above, but they fit perfectly the military camp.

'I would also request that the directors of the dig at El-Araj publish a peer-reviewed article stating their discoveries.

'They failed to do it so far and everything the archaeological community knows about their finds comes from sketchy briefing by journalists in newspapers.

'This is, of course, not enough.'

The dig site at El-Araj flooded earlier this summer, stopping excavations.

Ancient sources place several requirements for the identification of Bethsaida,' Aray said,' adding that 'finds in Et-Tell convinced not only me but a group of experts.'

To argue his case, Dr Arav refers to the Roman historian, Titus Flavius Josephus, who describes the location of Bethsaida in his writings.

'Josephus says that the town was in the 'lower Golan' near the estuary of the Jordan River,' said Dr Arav - the same location as the El-Tell dig site.

A biblical village cursed to destruction by Jesus really existed and today lies in ruins only a mile from the Sea of Galilee, archaeologists believe

Researchers have been working at the site for 32 years and now believe it is safe to say it was the site of the biblical city
The professor also highlights Josephus' description of how Bethsaida was later 'advanced unto the dignity of a city' and renamed Julias, after the wife of Roman emperor Augustus.

THE BIBLICAL MIRACLES OF BETHSAIDA

Bethsaida — the biblical hometown to disciples Andrew, Peter and Philip — was reputedly where Jesus performed a number of miracles.

These included the feeding of the 5,000, in which Christ — following the death of John the Baptist — used five loaves and two fishes supplied by a boy to feed a crowd of his followers.

The Gospel of Mark, meanwhile, tells of a blind man of Bethsaida whose sight was restored after two blessings from Jesus.

At Et-Tell the research team studying the location discovered a temple that was dedicated to Julia, Augustus' wife.

The name Bethsaida translates as 'house of fishing/hunting' and Dr Arav believes this holds another clue.

He contends that the ruins at Et-Tell were once known as Zer, which could also be transcribed as 'Tzed', a Hebrew word that means both hunting and fishing.

And though Et-Tell is over a mile from the Sea of Galilee – contrary to the biblical description of Bethsaida as a place accessible by boat – the dig site may have been closer in ancient times.

The transformation, it's argued, can be explained by tectonic movements and changing water levels in the lake.

Dr Arav said: 'Basically you need to know that the Sea of Galilee is right in the middle of the Syro-African rift and is prone to tectonic shifts.'

They researchers also discovered ancient fishing equipment among the ruins of the settlement.

Jesus was said to have cursed the village, warning it faced worse treatment than Sodom – a city destroyed by God in the Old Testament.

Although Bethsaida did not meet the calamitous end Jesus foretold, it was ultimately abandoned.

'Fortunately Jesus did not say when the town will be destroyed,' joked Dr Arav.

'So in the 4th century it was abandoned and, without maintenance, the buildings collapsed.'

The professor also threw down the gauntlet to archaeologists who claim the nearby site of El-Araj is the true Bethsaida.

He believes that what they have actually found is a former military camp.

Archaeologists have been working for 32 years to prove that the site of the city cursed to destruction by Jesus once stood at the El-Tell excavation site

Though Et-Tell is over a mile from the Sea of Galilee contrary to the biblical description of Bethsaida as a place accessible by boat the dig site may have been closer in ancient times

'This is an outstanding achievement, but it is not Bethsaida mentioned in the ancient sources,' he said.

'They simply do not meet the prerequisites mentioned above, but they fit perfectly the military camp.

'I would also request that the directors of the dig at El-Araj publish a peer-reviewed article stating their discoveries.

'They failed to do it so far and everything the archaeological community knows about their finds comes from sketchy briefing by journalists in newspapers.

'This is, of course, not enough,’ he said.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8665771/Biblical-village-Bethsaida-Jesus-walked-water-finally-identified-archaeologists.html?

I can't come and kill myself trying to read long article.... If them find am wetin come be my own .

Lalasticlala, please do your magic then move to front page. Doubting Thomases need to know that the stories about Jesus are true and they are being confirmed by various researches.

Be careful of those fake Jews and their fake sites.

For example Mt. Sainai is in Saudi Arabia and not ISRAEL. Even the scriptures confirm this in Galatians 4:25. But they have a deal with Saudi government to promote this lie.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym7sJJIk-FY

And till tomorrow, they keep showing you Christian tourists fake Mt. Sainai while you smile sheepishly.

Also, did you know that the real Mt Zion is not in the so-called state of Israel but is in actual fact Mt. KENYA?

7 Ancient Maps showing that Mt. KENYA is actually Mt. ZION.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfikHjojDF8

Has it ever been lost before? The Truth is, it's only been lost to the lost, because it's always been found to those who know the Truth. Ignorance of the Truth doesn't mean the Truth has been lost, but that those who are ignorant of the Truth haven't yet come to the knowledge of Truth.

That's just like someone saying that God doesn't exist even though God does truly exists, it's only the ignorance of the Truth that could make someone say such. So when such a person comes to the knowledge of the Truth that God does actually exist, it doesn't mean that God's been found, because God had never been lost, and never will. It's only the lost that can be and are found, and the lost can be and are found when they come to the knowledge of the Truth.

John 8:32
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

God bless.

Just so you know, this is not proof.
Only dumb folks will reject visible evidence and accept some illogical story about a white man feeding 5000 people with 5 loaves of bread and two Fish.
You sef use your brain think nw... How does one walk on water and feed 5000 people with 5 loaves of bread? 5 loaves of bread o.
If an article or research pops up and mentions 10million years, you'll say "these white people can lie ehn", "how did they know"?
How do you know that a man fed 5000 people with 5 loaves of bread? Oh a 2000 year old book that has been re-re-re-re-re edited told you abi?

Righteousness89:
O Lord My GOD! HOW Excellent is Your Name!!

Brothers, Sisters, Friends,Haters, Unbelievers and All,
There is Something Prophetic about this Year and Season.
This Year Has Brought to the Open Various Ancient Biblical Experiences.
We Have Seen Jonah and Fish
We Have Seen Noah Ark
We Have Seen Egyptian Plagues
We Have Seen Events that have not been Sunce over half a Century, Happen live in our Eyes

These Things are Deliberately put Forward for Us For a Reason!

Don't Let anyone Deceive or Confuse you!
We are Generation of the RAPTURE
We are the Fig tree Generation!
We are the Generation of the End..

Don't let Harden, Heady and Stubborn Heart lead you to Destruction..
Don't let Sons and Daughters of Belai Deceive you.
Don't let Anybody make you Depart this Earth without JESUS
Don't Let the Multitude Confuse and Make you Miss Heaven the Rapture of Saints..

It would Be So Terrible and Unbearable

Humble yourself, Make use of the Breath in you. Make Peace with JESUS Christ.

JESUS is Coming..
Rapture is Real..
Heaven is Real.
Hell is Real..


If You Have Ears to Hear, You Should Hear!

I'm very sure you didn't read the article at all...
You just typed with the freebasics Mtn and Airtel allowed you to use.
There is no concrete proof that this site was cursed by some white Jesus, let alone 5000 people being fed here.

I wonder want unbelieving atheists would say now....

kingxsamz:


I'm very sure you didn't read the article at all...
You just typed with your freebasics.
There is no concrete proof that this site was cursed by some white Jesus, let alone 5000 people being fed here.

It's doesn't matter if Jesus is white or black or brown.... What matters is he's the same yesterday, today abd forever.... He's also alive... And the most important is that he loves you, that's why he's come to save many of us from the wrath of God that will be poured out soon....

obonujoker:


It's doesn't matter if Jesus is white or black or brown.... What matters is he's the same yesterday, today abd forever.... He's also alive... And the most important is that he loves you, that's why he's come to save many of us from the wrath of God that will be poured out soon....

You're just repeating what the white man told you when he brought his religion to you and called yours evil. So I'm not surprised.

kingxsamz:

You're just repeating what the white man told you when he brought his religion to you and called yours evil. So I'm not surprised.

Every word you typed belongs to the white man. Does it make you more foolish? Should something be untrue or discarded simply because the white man told you. Would it be more credible because the green man told you instead. Think and be sensible before insinuating.

gasparpisciotta:
Lalasticlala, please do your magic then move to front page. Doubting Thomases need to know that the stories about Jesus are true and they are being confirmed by various researches.

How exactly does this proves your stories of Jesus
The only thing it proves is a false prophecy of your Jesus about its destruction which never came to pass.

Image123:


Every word you typed belongs to the white man. Does it make you more foolish? Should something be untrue or discarded simply because the white man told you. Would it be more credible because the green man told you instead. Think and be sensible before insinuating.

Oga keep following your white Jesus that's your business.
The white man came and told you that Angels, God and Jesus are all white, only Satan is black and that isn't enough for you to think?
Smh.

kingxsamz:


Oga keep following your white Jesus that's your business.

Keep very quiet. i don't care whether Jesus is black or green or blue, i only care what He did for me and for the world. Which one are you following? When will you stop using white man's words and getting climaxed over every white man's whiff of discovery?

Nonsense.

kingxsamz:
Just so you know, this is not proof.
Only dumb folks will reject visible evidence and accept some illogical story about a white man feeding 5000 people with 5 loaves of bread and two Fish.
You sef use your brain think nw... How does one walk on water and feed 5000 people with 5 loaves of bread? 5 loaves of bread o.
If an article or research pops up and mentions 10million years, you'll say "these white people can lie ehn", "how did they know"?
How do you know that a man fed 5000 people with 5 loaves of bread? Oh a 2000 year old book that has been re-re-re-re-re edited told you abi?

RESEARCH about SIMON TOKO a man who lived in Angola not too long ago. You will believe that those things you read about in the bible are possible.
And the bible was not written by whites, neither were the characters white people.

eplanning:


RESEARCH about SIMON TOKO a man who lived in Angola not too long ago. You will believe that those things you read about in the bible are possible.
And the bible was not written by whites, neither were the characters white people.

The Bible was written by who then?

kingxsamz:


The Bible was written by who then?

By negroes who are the children of Israel. The prophets were negroes. In fact the earliest church councils were attended by dark skinned people.

Pic 1. Council of Nicea
Pics 2 & 3 Officials of the Holy Roman Empire

Isrealites rose to high ranks even in the Roman empire

kingxsamz:


The Bible was written by who then?

And besides, the Bible and Christianity were in Africa (Ethiopia and Egypt) ever before the Romans adopted it and used it to conquer the world.

As offensive as this religion called Christianity was to the Most High, it was practiced in Africa for centuries. Most of those whom the whites later came to meet at the Western coasts of Africa are Israelites who had fled the land of ISRAEL, being driven out by the Romans. These Israelites migrated through Egypt, Nubia, Ethiopia, Sudan and further southwards to West, Central and Southern Africa. They are the majority in sub-saharan Africa now.

kingxsamz:


The Bible was written by who then?

Are Jews white?

Image123:


Are Jews white?

Are these not the people you call Jews? All it takes is a little common sense.

1. The Zionists who look like this guy claim that they were in Egyptian captivity for 430 years, yet they are not painted on any walls anywhere.
2. One of them claiming that he was Moses that passed as the Pharaoh's Grandson. Grandson of a Black very tall African Man and an African Woman.
3. The Zionists in Israel now, who went there in 1948 calling themselves Jewish have the 2nd Highest Case of Skin Cancer in the entire world due to exposure to the sun. So we are to believe that the same people built Pyramids in Egypt with hard labour under the scorching sun for centuries and didn't have Skin Cancer? Then now, all of a sudden they are subject to skin cancer in Palestine Now.

Black christians are the most foolish people in the world.

It is funny how atheist, avoid the question about death, and are quick to explain a false story about evolution. They say the bible and acts of God is not logical, but they refuse to accept that the creation of the universe, isn't logical in any way. To my atheist brothers and sisters, if you cannot explain or create the world, from the smallest part of a matter to the most complex part, forfeit that religion and don't criticize the only one that can.

people

Cool

These archaeologists will not just stop lying. Man must chop

They sure know how to play with people's mind. Now they found the place (which I don't believe anyway) should we all move there?
Abegee

Seriously

they will be here soon. they believe in the existence of dinosaurs but would argue the existence of Jesus Christ.

K