John 1:44

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Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.

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Galilee and the Travels of JesusPalestine tracing the travels of Jesus, including Galilee and the Sea of Galilee region.

The Holy Land in the Time of JesusThe Holy Land in the time of Jesus, showing Galilee, Samaria, Judea and the territories under Herod's rule.

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Galilee was the northern Jewish region where Bethsaida, Philip’s hometown, lay; Nazareth was another Galilean town associated with Jesus. Jerusalem and the Jordan region frame the wider setting of John’s opening narrative, though John 1:44 specifically locates Philip within Galilee.

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John 1:44 mentions Galilee, Jerusalem, Jordan and Nazareth.

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