- unto Bethsaida:
- or, over against Bethsaida, Bethsaida, according to Josephus, was situated on the sea of Gennesaret, in the lower Gaulonitis (consequently on the east of the lake, as Pliny states), and at the beginning of the mountainous country; and it was raised from a village to the honour of a city by Philip, and called Julias in honour of the emperor's daughter. Some learned men, however, are of opinion that the Bethsaida mentioned in the gospels was a different place; and that it was situated on the western shore of the sea of Tiberias, in Galilee, near Chorazin and Capernaum, with which it is associated ("Woeª unto thee,ª Chorazin!ª woeª unto thee,ª Bethsaida!ª forª ifª the¹ mighty works,ª which² were doneª° inª you,ª had been doneª° inª Tyreª andª Sidon,ª they would have repentedª° long agoª² inª sackclothª andª ashes.ª" {Mtt 11:21} + "Andª thou,ª Capernaum,ª which² art exaltedª° untoª heaven,ª shalt be brought downª° toª hell:ª forª ifª the¹ mighty works,ª which² have been doneª° inª thee,ª had been doneª° inª Sodom,ª it would have remainedª²° untilª this day.ª" {Mtt 11:23} + "The sameª cameª° thereforeª to Philip,ª which¹ was ofª Bethsaidaª of Galilee,ª andª desiredª° him,ª saying,ª° Sir,ª we wouldª° seeª° Jesus.ª" {Jhn 12:21}); and Bishop Pococke mentions the ruins of a town or large village in the plain of Huttin, about two miles west of the lake, still bearing the name of Baitsida, which he thinks occupies its site. "Andª he comethª° toª Bethsaida;ª andª they bringª° a blind manª unto him,ª andª besoughtª° himª toª touchª° him.ª" {Mrk 8:22} + "Woeª unto thee,ª Chorazin!ª woeª unto thee,ª Bethsaida!ª forª ifª the¹ mighty worksª had been doneª° inª Tyreª andª Sidon,ª which² have been doneª° inª you,ª they had²°¹ a great while agoª repented,ª° sittingª° inª² sackclothª andª ashes.ª" {Lke 10:13}
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