To recap and set the stage for the 1st Century A.D. in Bethsaida: Geshur was destroyed by the Assyrian Empire in 732B.C., and lay basically abandoned for the next 300+ years. Following the invasion of Alexander the Great in 332B.C. the area was repopulated and Bethsaida was rebuilt, although on a smaller scale. It was…
The Kingdom of Geshur
In the previous post, I briefly mentioned that below the 1st Century town of Bethsaida lay several earlier cities and civilizations, including the capital city of the kingdom of Geshur. Since that is the level that this year’s excavations will be working on, here is some more information on that. The Kingdom of Geshur…
I’m going to Israel on a dig!
I’ve been thinking about starting a blog for several years now, but just hadn’t made it happen…until now. The impetus is my upcoming trip to Israel to serve as unskilled, unpaid labor on an archaeological dig at Bethsaida. I wanted to be able to share the experience with friends from my church who asked me…