Archaeologists at the Sea of Galilee believe they have found the lost biblical settlement of Bethsaida, linked in the New Testament to several of Jesus’ miracles.
The fishing community on the northeastern shore of the Sea of Galilee was pivotal in Jesus’ ministry, witnessing numerous miracles, including the healing of a blind man.
The New Testament identifies this site as the birthplace of apostles Peter, Andrew, and Philip. Archaeologists have found evidence linking it to the biblical town.
The site includes dates to the first century, found beneath the apse of a later church. This find is exceptional from an archaeological standpoint. The site dates to the first century, found beneath the apse of a later church.
This find is exceptional from an archaeological standpoint, as it is associated with Peter, a key apostle. The Academic Director of the El Araj Excavation Project asserted that the evidence increasingly identifies El-Araj as Bethsaida.
During a lecture in Washington, D.C., on May 5, he shared that years of research at El-Araj, which began in 2016, have largely confirmed the site’s identification as Bethsaida, a town mentioned in the New Testament.
One of the most remarkable discoveries is a wall of a house that dates back to the first century, which was found beneath the apse of a later church structure.
This means we have a first-century house wall located under the apse. Although there isn’t a plaque stating “Peter slept here,” from an archaeological standpoint, this find is exceptional.
In 2025, a wildfire cleared dense vegetation, revealing stonework, pottery fragments, and buried architectural features that confirmed the site’s identification.
Bethsaida is unequivocally the site of several significant miracles as recounted in the Gospels, including the miraculous Feeding of the 5,000, the extraordinary event of walking on water, and the remarkable two-stage healing of a blind man.
While Bethsaida is widely believed to have been situated on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee.
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