Bethsaida (Mark 6)
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Other places named Bethsaida: Bethsaida (Matthew 11).
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | another name for Bethsaida (Matthew 11) (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 32.910° N, 35.631° E |
| Mentioned in | 3 verses |
| First mention | Mark 6:45 |
Bethsaida (Mark 6) is a settlement named in 3 verses of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Bethsaida (Matthew 11) (high confidence; 2 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Bethsaida (Matthew 11) | high (74%) | 32.910° N, 35.631° E |
| At Tell | very low (14%) | 32.910° N, 35.631° E |
| El Mess’adiyye | very low (4%) | 32.884° N, 35.631° E |
Verses
Mark
- Mark 6:45And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.
- Mark 8:22And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.
Luke
- Luke 9:10And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.Then the apostles returned and reported to Jesus all that they had done. Taking them away privately, He withdrew to a town called Bethsaida.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.