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1185church_multiplication_stone
This is the stone on which tradition holds that Christ sat as he broke the bread and the fish and distributed enough food for 5000 men, plus their wives and families (in the ancient middle east, a count of people means that was the count of just the men). There is a mosaic on the floor at the alter showing two fish and FOUR loaves in a basket, the fifth loaf being metaphorically distributed by the priest in the church. There were of course 12 baskets of bread left over, a metaphor for God's goodness in supplying the needs of the twelve tribes of Israel as He promised.
1185church_multiplication_stone
This is the stone on which tradition holds that Christ sat as he broke the bread and the fish and distributed enough food for 5000 men, plus their wives and families (in the ancient middle east, a count of people means that was the count of just the men). There is a mosaic on the floor at the alter showing two fish and FOUR loaves in a basket, the fifth loaf being metaphorically distributed by the priest in the church. There were of course 12 baskets of bread left over, a metaphor for God's goodness in supplying the needs of the twelve tribes of Israel as He promised.