A wildfire on the Sea of Galilee has revealed new archaeological evidence about the birthplace of Jesus’ disciples, Peter, Andrew, and Philip.
The place where Jesus fed the 5,000 and healed the blind man is yielding new secrets. Just as archaeologists prepared to dig again for answers, disaster struck – a potentially devastating fire.
But instead of devastation, Bethsaida has now become one of the most significant New Testament finds in the Holy Land. Archaeologists have discovered a Byzantine church and a remarkable mosaic honoring Peter as the “Keeper of the Keys.”
“Every description is interesting and important,” Dr. Aviam observed. “This rare one came and has great importance to the site and to the Christian world. There is no other inscription in the eastern Mediterranean that is mentioned as “the Keeper of the Keys.”
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