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Byzantine Church of the Apostles unearthed in northern Israel

Excavations in Israel's Galilee have uncovered remains of an ancient Church said to mark the home of the apostles Peter and Andrew, the dig's archaeological director said Friday. Credit: El Araj ExcavationsMordechai Aviam of Kinneret Academic College, on the shore of the Sea of Galilee in Northern Israel, said this season's dig at nearby El-Araj confirmed it as the site of Bethsaida, a fishing village where Peter and his brother...

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