Archaeologists should be led by the evidence, and not force the evidence into their theories.Dr. Arav thinks that the site of e-Tell was Bethsaida, not, as argued in recent media reports (see here and links), El-Araj. Past posts on the e-Tell excavation and the possible identification of the site with Bethsaida are here, here, and here.
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