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Bethsaida
Town or city mentioned in 7 verses of the Bible, most often in Mark.
Journeys through Bethsaida
- The ministry in Galilee (c. AD 27–29)
Where it appears
Mark (2), Luke (2), John (2), Matthew (1)
Key verses
- Matthew 11:21 first mention — Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
- Mark 6:45 — And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.
- Mark 8:22 — And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
- Luke 9:10 — And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.
- Luke 10:13 — Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
- John 1:44 — Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
- John 12:21 — The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
Nearby places
- Capernaum 6 km
- Chorazin 6 km
- Galilee 10 km
- Tiberias 11 km
- Gennesaret 13 km
- Hazor 13 km
- Aphek 14 km
- Tishbite 16 km
Bible Geocoding Data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/geo/), CC BY 4.0. Map: Natural Earth (public domain). Verse text: King James Version.