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Israeli archaeologists identify lost city of Bethsaida at El-Araj
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- Israeli archaeologists announce they have identified the lost city of Bethsaida at El-Araj.
- Project director Mordechai Aviam has led the excavation since 2016.
- Academic director Steven Notley says he is 100% certain the site is Bethsaida.
- Excavations uncovered a Byzantine basilica with an inscription mentioning Apostle Peter.
- Over 200 coins and thousands of lead fishing weights help refine the settlement’s chronology.
