Archaeologists have recently stumbled upon what they believe to be a lost biblical city. The newly found town on the Sea of Galilee is beloved to be the city of Dalmanutha, the place Jesus is said to have sailed after feeding the multitudes in the Gospel of Mark. Does this new find prove that Jesus did in fact walk the earth?
The town was discovered outside of Israel's Ginosar valley and dates back to 2000+ years ago. A team lead by Ken Dark, of the University of Reading, is responsible for the find.
Dark also noted details of what type of town it was in his research article for the journal, Palestine Exploration Quarterly: "Vessel glass and amphora hint at wealth. weights and stone anchors, along with the access to beaches suitable for landing boats and, of course, the first-century boat all imply an involvement with fishing."
Where the find is important, it does not yet offer concrete proof that Jesus Christ once walked there. However, it does help to add a small bit of validity to the Gospels as the town is mentioned in Mark chapter 8, 6-13:
"6 He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. When he had taken the seven loaves and given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to distribute to the Israel's Ginosar valley.people, and they did so. 7 They had a few small fish as well; he gave thanks for them also and told the disciples to distribute them. 8 The people ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. 9 About four thousand were present. After he had sent them away, 10 he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the region of Dalmanutha. 11 The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven. 12 He sighed deeply and said, “Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to it.” 13 Then he left them, got back into the boat and crossed to the other side."
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