Bethsaida
בית צידה (Hebrew) | |
Bethsaida Shown within Syria | |
| Alternative name | بيت صيدا (Arabic) |
|---|---|
| Location | Golan Heights |
| Coordinates | 32°54′37″N 35°37′50″E / 32.91028°N 35.63056°E |
| History | |
| Founded | 1st century BC |
| Abandoned | 65 AD |
Bethsaida (/bɛθˈseɪ.ɪdə/ beth-SAY-id-ə; from Koine Greek: Βηθσαϊδά, romanized: Bēthsaïdá; from Aramaic and Hebrew: בֵּית צַידָה, romanized: Bēṯ Ṣayḏā, lit. 'House of Fishing or the Hunt', from the Hebrew root צ-י-ד; Arabic: بيت صيدا, romanized: Bayt Ṣaydā), also known as Julias or Julia (Ancient Greek: Ἰουλία, romanized: Ioulía), is a place mentioned in the New Testament. Julias lay in an administrative district known as Gaulonitis, now the Golan Heights.
Historians have suggested that the name is also referenced in rabbinic literature under the epithet Ṣayḏān (Hebrew: צַידָן).