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Tabgha is a quiet spot on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, honored as the place of the feeding of the five thousand.
Two churches mark the events here. The Church of the Multiplication holds a beautiful ancient mosaic of loaves and fishes at its altar, and the small Church of the Primacy of Peter sits right on the water, where tradition places the resurrection appearance to the disciples.
It is a gentle, green, prayerful place, and a favorite of many pilgrims.
Here Jesus multiplied five loaves and two fish to feed a crowd of five thousand, and here the risen Jesus later cooked breakfast for his disciples.
The two moments, one of miraculous provision and one of restoration after the resurrection, give Tabgha a tender significance.
Why does Tabgha matter to pilgrims?
It holds together the miracle of the loaves and the restoration of Peter, two of the most human and moving scenes in the Gospels. At the Church of the Primacy, right on the shore, pilgrims often read the account of Jesus asking Peter three times whether he loved him. Standing at the water's edge where it happened, the scene of forgiveness lands with real force.
On the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, very close to Capernaum and the Mount of Beatitudes, so all three are usually visited together.
The famous loaves and fishes mosaic in the Church of the Multiplication, and the Church of the Primacy of Peter beside the water.
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