Fact: Bethsaida

Was Bethsaida (9:10) actually a fishing village on the Sea of Galilee, as Mark 6:45 suggests? The most likely site for Bethsaida is 1.25 miles (2 km) inland from the Sea. However, recent archaeological research has shown that this can be explained by (1) a lowering of the water level in the Sea, (2) sedimentation, and (3) seismic activity.