al-ʻAraj; Bethsaida - Church

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Architectural Evolution
Dating material: 

The pottery and coins discovered under the floors in various parts of the complex, including the church, indicate that it was most likely erected in the 5th century, or in the early 6th at the latest.

Phase date
Century: 
5th-6th c.
General outline: 
The Greek inscription uncovered in the rectangular room at the eastern end of the northern aisle (dedicating the mosaic pavement of the diakonikon, thus it is labelled in the inscription), that contained a baptismal font, is dated to the end of the 6th - early 7th c.
Dating material: 

Paleographical and epigraphical considerations.

Phase date
Century: 
6th-7th c.
Phase date
Century: 
8th c.