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Church of the Heptapegon - Tabgha

Near the northern end of the Sea of Galilee is Tabgha, where Jesus multiplied the food to feed the large crowd who had come to see Him. Today, the Church of the Heptapegon (or Seven Springs), also called the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish, shows us where this took place. It's a reconstruction, built in 1980-82, of the Byzantine church that was excavated here in 1932.

 

In the middle of the church is found the stone, upon which is where Jesus Christ was said to have performed the miracle of feeding the five thousand people with the loaves of bread and fish. In front of the rock is the mosaic representation of the bread and fish.

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Uploaded on January 16, 2009
Taken on October 23, 2007