Bethsaida 1
settlement
Where it is
4 locations have been proposed, 9 km apart at the extremes. This atlas draws the first; the others are recorded here because the disagreement is real and is not ours to settle.
- At Tell32.9104, 35.6310
- Al Araj32.8935, 35.6190
- El Mess’adiyye32.8842, 35.6308
- Tabgha32.8737, 35.5490
Where Scripture names it
4 verses in 3 books.
Matthew
Luke
Where this atlas draws it
1 pin across 1 chapter — this atlas’s own editorial choice, not a claim about the text.
- Bethsaidamatched decided — Luke 9:10 - "Then the apostles returned and reported to Jesus all that they had done. Taking them away privately, He withdrew to a town called Bethsaida." Bethsaida is the one town Luke names here (9:10), where the five thousand are fed; 9:51 turns the narrative toward Jerusalem.