John 1:44

Now Philip was of Bethsaida,.... A town on the lake of Gennesaret, afterwards made a city by Philip the tetrarch, and called Julias, after the name of Caesar's daughter (m): it was a fishing town, and…

Of Bethsaida - See the notes at Mat 11:21. The city of - The place where Andrew and Peter dwelt.

We have here the call of Philip and Nathanael.

I. Philip was called immediately by Christ himself, not as Andrew, who was directed to Christ by John, or Peter, who was invited by his brother. God has…

Philip was of Bethsaida In the Synoptists Philip is a mere name in the lists of the Apostles: our knowledge of him comes from S. John. See above on Joh 1:1 and on Joh 14:8. The local knowledge…