Bethsaida
E42383
Bethsaida was an ancient fishing village on the Sea of Galilee, traditionally known as the hometown of several of Jesus’s apostles in the New Testament.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bethsaida canonical | 14 |
| Bethsaida Julias | 2 |
| Bethsaida (by many scholars) | 1 |
| Bethsaida (traditional location) | 1 |
| Bethsaida Valley | 1 |
| Bethsaida Valley region | 1 |
| Bethsaida in Galilee | 1 |
| Bethsaida of Galilee | 1 |
| Bethsaida region | 1 |
| Magdala | 1 |
| et-Tell (Bethsaida?) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T331551 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Bethsaida Context triple: [Apostle Peter, placeOfOrigin, Bethsaida]
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A.
Tiberias
Tiberias is an ancient city in northern Israel on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, historically significant as a major center of Jewish learning and pilgrimage.
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B.
Caesarea Maritima
Caesarea Maritima was a major Roman port city and administrative center on the Mediterranean coast of Judea, notable as the provincial capital where Roman governors such as Pontius Pilate resided.
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C.
Jericho
Jericho is an ancient city in the West Bank, often regarded as one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the world and noted for its biblical significance.
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D.
Nablus
Nablus is a historic Palestinian city in the northern West Bank, known for its ancient Old City, bustling markets, and production of traditional Nabulsi soap.
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E.
Byblos
Byblos is an ancient Phoenician port city in modern-day Lebanon, considered one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and a major center of early writing and trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Bethsaida Target entity description: Bethsaida was an ancient fishing village on the Sea of Galilee, traditionally known as the hometown of several of Jesus’s apostles in the New Testament.
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A.
Tiberias
Tiberias is an ancient city in northern Israel on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, historically significant as a major center of Jewish learning and pilgrimage.
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B.
Caesarea Maritima
Caesarea Maritima was a major Roman port city and administrative center on the Mediterranean coast of Judea, notable as the provincial capital where Roman governors such as Pontius Pilate resided.
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C.
Jericho
Jericho is an ancient city in the West Bank, often regarded as one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the world and noted for its biblical significance.
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D.
Nablus
Nablus is a historic Palestinian city in the northern West Bank, known for its ancient Old City, bustling markets, and production of traditional Nabulsi soap.
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E.
Byblos
Byblos is an ancient Phoenician port city in modern-day Lebanon, considered one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and a major center of early writing and trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient town
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCandidateSite |
el-Araj
ⓘ
et-Tell ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
early disciples of Jesus
ⓘ
ministry of Jesus ⓘ |
| condemnedBy | Jesus for unbelief (Gospels of Matthew and Luke) ⓘ |
| country | Ancient Israel ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Hellenistic-Roman
ⓘ
Jewish ⓘ |
| elevatedTo | status of city by Herod Philip ⓘ |
| etymology | name often interpreted as "house of fishing" or "house of the fisherman" ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | near the inflow of the Jordan River into the Sea of Galilee ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Herod Philip
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| groupedWith |
Capernaum
ⓘ
Chorazin ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Bethsaida
ⓘ
surface form:
Bethsaida Julias
Bethsaida ⓘ
surface form:
Bethsaida in Galilee
Bethsaida ⓘ
surface form:
Bethsaida of Galilee
|
| hasNearbyModernCity | Golan Heights area settlements ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Aramaic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Herodian Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Herod Philip’s tetrarchy (early 1st century CE)
region of Galilee ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Jordan River ⓘ |
| locatedOn | northern shore of the Sea of Galilee ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Gospel of Luke
ⓘ
Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ New Testament ⓘ |
| modernCountry |
Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Israel
|
| pilgrimageSignificance | Christian pilgrimage destination area ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ |
| regionInAntiquity | Gaulanitis ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
site associated with Jesus of Nazareth
ⓘ
traditional hometown of apostles ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Julias ⓘ |
| renamedBy | Herod Philip ⓘ |
| renamedInHonorOf |
Julia the Elder
ⓘ
surface form:
Julia, daughter of Augustus
|
| siteOf |
calling of Philip (Gospel of John, traditionally linked)
ⓘ
feeding of the five thousand (traditionally located near Bethsaida) ⓘ healing of a blind man by Jesus (Gospel of Mark) ⓘ |
| subjectOf | ongoing archaeological debate about exact location ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ |
| traditionalHometownOf |
Andrew the Apostle
ⓘ
surface form:
Apostle Andrew
Apostle Peter ⓘ Apostle Philip ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Bethsaida Description of subject: Bethsaida was an ancient fishing village on the Sea of Galilee, traditionally known as the hometown of several of Jesus’s apostles in the New Testament.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.