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The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Vol 1 - Predestination

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outside <strong>the</strong> dominions <strong>of</strong> Antipas, nearest to<br />

Capernaum. This was Beth-Saida Q <strong>the</strong> house <strong>of</strong><br />

fishing/ ' Fisher-town,' ^ as we might call it), on<br />

<strong>the</strong> eastern bolder <strong>of</strong> Galilee,* just within <strong>the</strong><br />

territory <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Tetrarch Philip. Originally a small<br />

village, Philip had converted it into a town, <strong>and</strong><br />

named it Julias, after Caesar's daughter. It lay on<br />

<strong>the</strong> eastern bank <strong>of</strong> Jordan, just before that stream<br />

enters <strong>the</strong> Lake <strong>of</strong> Gbdilee.^ It must, however, not<br />

be confounded with <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r ' Fiaher-town,' or<br />

Bethsaida, on <strong>the</strong> western shore <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Lake,'<br />

which <strong>the</strong> Fourth Gospel, evidencing by this local<br />

knowledge its Judaean, or ra<strong>the</strong>r Galilean,<br />

authorship, distinguishes from <strong>the</strong> eastern as<br />

^Bethsaida <strong>of</strong> Galilee.' ^ »<br />

O<strong>the</strong>r minute points <strong>of</strong> deep interest in <strong>the</strong> same<br />

direction will present <strong>the</strong>mselves in <strong>the</strong> course <strong>of</strong><br />

this narrative. Meantime we note, that this is <strong>the</strong><br />

only history, previous to Christ's last visit to<br />

Jerusalem, which is recorded by all <strong>the</strong> four<br />

Evangelists; <strong>the</strong> only

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