Bethsaida

In the Urantia Book

Bethsaida was the fishing harbor of Capernaum (139:1.1)

• here took place on January 17, 28, Saturday, an extraordinary event for an entire universe: first the impressive sermon of Jesus in the synagogue of Capernaum on “The will of the Father who is in heaven”; and then Jesus' healing of 683 people at sunset in Bethsaida 145:3
• Bethsaida is also where Jesus healed the paralytic who was lowered from the roof 148:9
• here Jesus made his thirteenth morontia appearance, to ten of the apostles, near the landing 192:1-2
• John Zebedee, and presumably the entire Zebedee family, were from Bethsaida 139:4.1
• Mary the mother of Jesus died in Bethsaida, less than a year after Jesus' death, in the year 31 187:4.7
• Philip the fifth apostle lived at Bethsaida 137:2.3 139:5.1
• Zebedee’s home was at fishing headquarters of Bethsaida 129:1.4

The encampment at Bethsaida (148)

• From May 3 to October 3, A.D. 28, Jesus and the apostolic party were in residence at the Zebedee home at Bethsaida. Throughout this five months’ period of the dry season an enormous camp was maintained by the seaside near the Zebedee residence, occupied by a number of 500 to 1500 people. It was a model of order and sanitation 148:0.1
• about a thousand people got better or cured in the camp hospital without any known miracle 148:2.1
• the hospital was supervised by Elman, a physician 148:0.1
• The sick was grouped under supervision of David Zebedee 148:0.1
• camp equipage was later used at Pella 163:5.2
• Karuska of Sidon was one of the patients at the Bethsaida hospital 156:0.1

Archeology

• There is some confusion regarding the location of Bethsaida, with several alternatives being proposed by archaeologists.

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Bible parallels

Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.

• John Zebedee 139:4.1 — Mt 4:21-22; Mk 1:19-20; Lk 5:10-11.
• Provides for care of Mary 187:4.7 — Jn 19:26-27.
• Arrive in area of Sidon 156:0.1 — Mt 15:21; Mk 7:24a.

Where it appears

Bethsaida is linked in 59 paragraphs of the text; the first 40 are listed.

See also

• Capernaum
• harbors

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