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A 1,500-year-old mosaic inscription discovered recently in what was the city of Bethsaida, Israel could be proof that the place was once the home of the apostles of Jesus Christ, Saint Peter and Andrew.
Archeologists from Kinneret College in Israel and Nyack College, NY, led by Prof. Mordechai Aviam and Prof. Steven Notley, have recently uncovered a large Greek inscription during excavations of what is being called the “Church of the Apostles,” a Byzantine period basilica at el Araj/Beit haBek.
The translation of the inscription bolsters the basilica’s identification with the church described by the eighth-century bishop of Eichstatt, Willibald, the first known Englishman to visit the Holy Land, who reported a church built over the house of Saint Peter and Andrew in his travel logs.
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Archeologists from Kinneret College in Israel and Nyack College, NY, led by Prof. Mordechai Aviam and Prof. Steven Notley, have recently uncovered a large Greek inscription during excavations of what is being called the “Church of the Apostles,” a Byzantine period basilica at el Araj/Beit haBek.
The translation of the inscription bolsters the basilica’s identification with the church described by the eighth-century bishop of Eichstatt, Willibald, the first known Englishman to visit the Holy Land, who reported a church built over the house of Saint Peter and Andrew in his travel logs.
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Discovery of Greek Inscription Reveals Home of Saint Peter
Archaeologists believe that a Greek inscription discovered identifies the home of Saint Peter and Andrew, Apostles of Jesus
greekreporter.com
