Betsaida: Perbedaan antara revisi

Dissenters suggest two other sites as possible locations for Bethsaida: el-Araj and El-Mesydiah. Both of these sites are located on the present shoreline, however, preliminary excavations, including the use of ground penetrating radar, have revealed only a small number of ruins not dating from before the Byzantine Period. Schumacher was, however inclined to favor [[el-Mes‛adīyeh]] (a ruin and winter village of Arab [[et-Tellawīyeh]]) which stands on an artificial mound about a mile and a half from the mouth of the Jordan. However, the name is in origin radically different from Bethsaida. The substitution of sin for cad is easy; but the insertion of the guttural ‛ain is impossible{{dubious|date=May 2012}}. No trace of the name Bethsaida has been found in the district; but any one of the sites named would meet the requirements. To this neighborhood Jesus retired by boat with His disciples to rest a while. The multitude following on foot along the northern shore of the lake would cross the Jordan by the [[Ford (river)|ford]] at its mouth which is used by foot travelers to this day. The “desert” of the narrative is just the [[barrīyeh]] of the Arabs where the animals are driven out for pasture. The “green grass” of Mark 6:39, and the “much grass” of [[Gospel of John|John]] 6:10, point to some place in the plain of [[el-BaṭeiḥahBaṭeiḥah]], on the rich soil of which the grass is green and plentiful compared with the scanty herbage on the higher slopes.

Here dwelt [[Philip the Apostle|Philip]], [[Saint Andrew|Andrew]], [[Saint Peter|Peter]] (John 1:44; John 12:21), and perhaps also [[Saint James the Great|James]] and [[John the Apostle|John]]. The house of Andrew and Peter seems to have been not far from the synagogue in [[Capernaum]] ([[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] 8:14; [[Gospel of Mark|Mark]] 1:29, etc.) on the northern coast of the [[Sea of Galilee]]. Unless they had moved their residence from Bethsaida to Capernaum, of which there is no record, and which for fishermen was unlikely, Bethsaida must have lain close to Capernaum. It may have been the fishing town adjoining the larger city. As in the case of the other Bethsaida, no name has been recovered to guide us to the site. On the rocky [[promontory]], however, east of Khān Minyeh we find Sheikh ‛Aly eṣeṣ-ṢaiyādīnṢaiyādīn, “Sheikh Aly of the Fishermen,” as the name of a ruined [[weley]], in which the second element in the name Bethsaida is represented (see also [[Al Minya]]). Nearby is the site at ‛Ain et-ṬābighaṬābigha, which many have identified with Bethsaida of Galilee. The warm water from copious springs runs into a little bay of the sea in which fish congregate in great numbers. This has therefore always been a favorite haunt of fishermen. If Capernaum were at Khān Minyeh, then the two lay close together. The names of many ancient places have been lost, and others have strayed from their original localities. The absence of any name resembling Bethsaida need not concern us. Bethsaida was the birth place of [[Saint Peter]] (John 1:44).

*# ini menyangkut perjalanan dari satu titik di barat ke satu titik di pantai selatan, "menyeberangi" dua teluk besar; sedangkan perahu yang bertolak dari titik manaupun di '''el-BaṭeiḥahBaṭeiḥah''', di mana dibatasi dengan kondisi "banyak rumput", dan dengan definisi daerah yang termasuk Betsaida, sekarang situs '''et-Tell''', berkaitan dengan pelayaran perahu menyusuri pantai tidak lebih dari beberapa kilometer, bukan menyeberangi teluk apapun.

*# Injil Markus mencatat bahwa perahu itu bertolak ke seberang ke Betsaida, sedangkan Injil Yohanes, yang memberi arah "menyeberangi danau ke Kapernaum" ({{Alkitab|Yohanes 6:17}}). Kedua kota itu berarti berada dalam satu jalur garis perjalanan. Tidak diragukan bahwa Kapernaum terletak "di sisi seberang", juga tidak dikatakan perahu itu bergeser arah pelayarannya; dan jelas bahwa berlayar ke Kapernaum, apakah itu situs ''Tell ḤūmḤūm'' atau situs ''Khān Minyeh'', tidak akan mencapai ''Bethsaida Julius''.