Bethsaida

Bethsaida (pronounced /ˌbɛθseɪˈiːdə/; Βηθσαΐδά bēthsaidá; Bet'shayid "house of fishing") is a place mentioned in the New Testament. A city east of the Jordan River, in a “desert place” (that is, uncultivated ground used for grazing) possibly the site at which Jesus miraculously fed the multitude with five loaves and two fish (Mark 6:32; Luke 9:10). It may be possible to identify this site with the village of Bethsaida in Lower Gaulanitis which th... more
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