Much speculation exists as to where ancient Bethsaida is located. Currently there is a site on a hill to the north of the Sea of Galilee. There is little doubt that this location is ancient and was a significant city. Many doubt that this was Bethsaida of Christ's time because of the distance from Capernaum and the distance from the Sea of Galilee.

Irregardless if the current Bethsaida is ancient Bethsaida, we do know it was the home of the fishermen Peter, Andrew, and Philip and possibly James and John and was the site of miracles of Christ.

Matthew 11:20-22
20: Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
21: Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
22: But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.

Mark 8:22-26
22: And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
23: And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.
24: And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.
25: After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.
26: And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.

Luke 9:10-17
10: And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.
11: And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.
12: And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.
13: But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.
14: For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.
15: And they did so, and made them all sit down.
16: Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.
17: And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.

John 1:43-44
43: The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.
44: Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

Bethsaida - mercy of God

Christ shows mercy and heals the blind man at Bethsaida. It is a fitting place to consider the Lord's mercy.

Psalm 136:1
1: O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

I Kings 3:6
6: And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

Psalm 86:5
5: For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

Luke 1:78
78: Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

I Peter 1:3
3: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Psalm 103:17
17: But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;

Psalm 107:1
1: O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Psalm 59:16
16: But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.

Psalm 57:10
10: For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.

Exodus 33:19
19: And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.

Lamentations 3:22-23
22: It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
23: They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

Micah 7:18-20
18: Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
19: He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
20: Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.

Psalm 103:11
11: For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

Psalm 117
1: O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
2: For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD.

Psalm 118:1-4
1: O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
2: Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
3: Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
4: Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

Jeremiah 29:11-13
11: For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
12: Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
13: And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

Romans 9:8
8: That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.

II Corinthians 1:3
3: Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

Ephesians 2:4-7
4: But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
5: Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
6: And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
7: That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

Romans 9:15
15: For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

Titus 3:5
5: Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;