Ancient Church of Apostles Peter and Andrew Discovered Near Sea of Galilee

David Sidman : Aug 5, 2019
Breakingisraelnews.com

It will take another 2-3 years to fully uncover the church site.

(Israel) — [Breakingisraelnews.com] The Church of the Apostles, which is said to have been built over the house of Jesus' disciples Peter and Andrew, has been unearthed by a team of Israeli and American archeologists along the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel. (Image: Cleaning the mosaic of Church of the Apostles /Credit: Zak Wong /via BIN)

For the past four years, the international team of experts has been uncovering the ancient Jewish fishing village of Bethsaida on the Sea of Galilee. Bethsaida eventually turned into the Roman village of Julias.

The story of this ancient find started in 725 with a Christian pilgrim named Saint Willibald, the 8th-century bishop of Eichstätt in Bavaria. During his travels in the Sea of Galilee, he set sail from Capernaum to Kursi. On the way, he stopped in Bethsaida and saw the Church of Peter and Andrew. This church was built over the homes of the houses of Jesus' disciples—Peter and Andrew... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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