Ancient Biblical City Where Jesus Healed Blind Man Unearthed In Israel

(Daily Star) Matt Mathers August 23 2019 00:51 Archaeologists claim they may have found the biblical city of Bethsaida in Israel where Jesus is believed to have given a blind man sight. Bethsaida was the house of hunting" or fishing" and is mentioned in the New Testament referenced in John 1:44. After archaeologists in Israel announced the discovery of the Church of the Apostles questions followed and a team of researchers set about finding Bethsaida. Excavations began in 2016 under the direction of Professor Mordechai Aviam from the Kinneret College Israel. With a small budget and team the researchers set off for the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. The team was convinced that there was a settlement at el Araj over a thousand years spanning the Roman Byzantine Islamic and Crusader periods precisely the time frame of Bethsaida according to historical records. At the ancient site the team found remains from a Crusader sugar factory that had mostly reused still-standing Byzantine walls. After the initial excavation in 2016 the team returned to the historical site the following season to find a Byzantine monastery accompanied by a church a common combination in Galilee. Although the archaeologists were unable to identify the walls of the church its existence was signaled each season by the discovery of individual gold-gilded glass tesserae.