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Et-Tell Is Not Bethsaida

This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the Bethsaida Excavations Project and its archaeological investigations at et-Tell north of the Sea of Galilee. The site has been assumed from the outset to be that of Bethsaida-Julias, the first-century fishing village where Jesus ministered. In this thought-provoking article, the author questions this identification, pointing out that the picture of Bethsaida-Julias presented in the historical sources is incongruous with the excavation results at et-Tell. Moreover, the details presented by those ancient ancient authors who knew Bethsaida firsthand leave little doubt, according to the author, that et-Tell is not the site of ancient Bethsaida-Julias.