Tabgha
October 22nd, 2006
The name comes from the Greek word Heptapegon meaning seven springs. It is a place with a plentiful supply of water. Traditionally, this is the site where Jesus fed 5,000 with 5 loaves and two fish. Two successive Byzantine churches were built here in the 4th and 5th centuries. In 1932, the remains of a Byzantine church were discovered with the best preserved mosaic in all Israel. On the stone which served as the altar, there is a mosaic of a basket of loaves flanked by two fish. The floor is covered with a beautiful mosaic of birds, fish, beasts and flowers of the lake region. In 1934, a new church was built over the site of the Byzantine church. 200 yards away is the church of the Primacy, built in 1934 in basalt over a massive rock called the “Mensa Christi.”
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