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Tabgha (Arabic: الطابغة, al-Tabigha; Hebrew: עין שבע, Ein Sheva which means "spring of seven") is an area situated on the north-western shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel and a depopulated Palestinian village.
The Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish (Latin: Ecclesia multiplicationis panum et piscium), shortened to the Church of the Multiplication, is a Roman Catholic church located at Tabgha, on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. The modern church rests on the site of two earlier churches.
The church contains a projection of limestone rock in front of the present altar which is venerated as a "Mensa Christi", Latin for table of Christ.According to tradition this is the spot where Jesus is said to have laid out a breakfast of bread and fish for the Apostles, and told Peter to "Feed my sheep" after the miraculous catch, the third time he appeared to them after his resurrection.
The church is located on a small hill overlooking the Sea of Galilee, the traditional "mount" on which Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount. [1] The current church sits uphill from the ruins of a small Byzantine-era church dating to the late 4th century, [2] which contains a rock-cut cistern beneath it and the remains of a small monastery to its southeast.
This site, very near Tabgha and also known as Mount Eremos, [2] has been commemorated for more than 1600 years. Other suggested locations for the Jesus' Sermon on the Mount have included the nearby Mount Arbel, or even the Horns of Hattin.
The biblical reference for the Jesus Trail is based on a verse from the New Testament Gospel of Matthew wherein at the start of Jesus' public ministry he is described as moving from his home-town of Nazareth, located in the hills of the Galilee, down to Capernaum which was a lakeside fishing village on the Sea of Galilee, where Jesus is described as gathering his first disciples.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Sea of Galilee Sea of Galilee Show map of Israel Sea of Galilee Show map of Middle East Coordinates 32°50′N 35°35′E / 32.833°N 35.583°E / 32.833; 35.583 Lake type Monomictic Primary inflows Upper Jordan River and local runoff Primary outflows Lower Jordan River, evaporation ...
The Church of the Multiplication in Tabgha is the site where many Christians believe the feeding of the five thousand to have taken place. The feeding of the 4,000