During the Time of Jesus Bethsaida served as the birthplace of three Apostles Peter, Andrew and Philip and a place where Jesus performed many miracles, it is one of the most frequently mentioned towns in the New Testament.

A DAILY SCHEDULE

Work includes digging, sifting dirt, washing pottery and finds and

sorting and cataloguing finds.

• 5:30am – 12:30 pm Daily work begins
• 9:00 am. – 9:40 pm Breakfast at the site
• 1:00 pm Lunch at the hotel
• 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm Lab works “pottery reading”
• 7:00 pm Dinner
• 8:00 – 9:00pm Lecture

BETHSAIDA PARTICIPATION COST / 2008

Triple and Double room rates are priced “per person”*
Prices reflect progressive discounts of $20 for each week of participation

Prices include:

• Breakfast on site.
• Room and board, lunch and dinner are served at the Kibbutz’s hotel.
• Transportation from the airport one time at the beginning of every session.
• Transportation to and from the site

ACCOMMODATIONS

The expedition participants are housed at the Ginosar Inn on Kibbutz

Ginosar at the shores of the Sea of Galilee and are transported to the dig site every day. To learn more about Kibbutz Ginosar, visit their website at:

http://www.ginosar.co.il

Services available at the Kibbutz:

• All participants must arrange for international health and personal insurance coverage through their own universities and carriers.
• The participation fee includes a laundry service done once a week.
• Participants may use the swimming pool of the Kibbutz hotel.
• Clinics and a hospital are available in the town of Tiberias, a few miles away from Ginosar.  

INFORMATION AND ENROLLMENT

BETHSAIDA EXCAVATIONS PROJECT
University of Nebraska at Omaha
International Studies and Programs
Arts & Sciences Hall 238
Omaha , NE 68182-0227

Tel. 402/554-4986; 402/554-3108
Fax: 402/554-3681

http://www.unomaha.edu/bethsaida/

rarav@mail.unomaha.edu