Lost City Being Discovered

It’s hard to imagine how an entire city can get lost but that’s exactly what has happened to the lost cities that have been forgotten by time. There are actually many reasons why a city has to be abandoned. War, natural disasters, climate change and the loss of important trading partners to name a few.

Whatever the cause, these lost cities were forgotten in time until they were rediscovered centuries later..

Experts believe they have found the lost Roman city of Julias, formerly the village of Bethsaida, which was the home of Jesus' apostles Peter, Andrew and Philip. Archaeologists from Israel and New York, completed excavations at el-Araj on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee.

El Araj has long been considered a possible location of ancient Julias, which was also known as Bethsaida. The Roman city of Julias was born out of the Jewish fishing village of Bethsaida during the first century A.D, according to the Jewish historian Josephus Flavius.

The New Testament describes Bethsaida as the home of Jesus’ apostles Peter, Andrew and Philip. While many experts had previously assumed there was no human presence at el-Araj during the Roman period, this excavation have shed new light on the site.

A previously unearthed Byzantine structure, for example, offered plenty of clues to the archaeologists. And in fact, more than 30 coins have been found beneath the structure’s floor dated its construction to the 5th century A.D. And obviously, if it weren't for that excavation, this Lost Biblical City could have been not found.

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So if you are up to something and needing someone to help you with the excavations, it is just us you should call.

Who knows? E & R Bobcat & Excavator Services might discover something in your backyard on the Gold Coast that can complete the puzzle of history of the world or another biblical place perhaps? We’re always available and ready to go at short notice, so if you are ready to dig, so are we!