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At the end of the evening, the disciples boarded a ship to cross to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, without Jesus who went up the mountain to pray alone. John alone specifies they were headed "toward Capernaum". [4] During the journey on the sea, the disciples were distressed by wind and waves, but saw Jesus walking towards them on the sea.
Oct 9, 2018 · The Sea of Galilee near Ein Gev (Mark 6:45) Mk 6:53-56 Driven off course by the gale, they reach Gennesaret (meaning ‘garden of a prince’) on the western shore , where Jesus heals many sick people (see 3 on Map 8 ).
Jan 4, 2022 · In one of the most spectacular miracles of the Gospels, Jesus walks on the surface of the Sea of Galilee (Mark 6:45–53; John 6:16–21). In Matthew’s version of the story (Matthew 14:22–33), Jesus invites Peter to leave the boat and come toward Him, which Peter does and walks on water.
Jesus Walks on the Water - Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it. Shortly ...
Jul 27, 2023 · The story of Jesus calming the storm is told in the three Synoptic Gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Jesus had been teaching near the Sea of Galilee. Afterwards, He wanted a respite from the crowds so decided to take a boat with the apostles to the opposite shore where there were no large towns (Mark 4:35–36).
Jan 4, 2022 · But it was the miracle of Jesus walking on the water that, more than any other, convinced Jesus’ disciples that He was indeed the Son of God (Matthew 14:32–33). The story unfolds at the Sea of Galilee, which lies in the lower portion of the Jordan Valley in a mountain range that rises to 4,000 feet above sea level. The lake itself is 700 ...
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But Jesus’ ability to walk upon the surface of the Sea of Galilee clearly symbolises his true divinity and his conquest of the natural world. In the Old Testament, God had given Moses and Elijah power over the sea (Moses famously parting the Red Sea to allow the Israelites out of Egypt), and a link may be drawn between those earlier events and Jesus’ miracle.
