Church of the Multiplication

Holy Places TV brings you to the Tabgha region, which sits two hundred meters above sea level. Near the shores of Lake Tiberias, we're visiting The Church of the Multiplication, the scene of a significant episode in the life of Jesus. Tabgha is a fertile valley on the northwest bank of Lake Tiberias, between Capernaum and Magdala,where you can find several sources. It certainly gets its name from this fact! The word"Tabgha" may be an Arabic deformation of the Greek word Heptameron, which means "seven sources." These sources are still in operation today. According to Christian tradition, it was here that Jesus multiplied five loaves and two fishes,transforming the meager offering into enough food to feed the entire crowd who came to hear him speak. Here, on this mountain, after delivering the Discourse on the Beatitudes, he accomplished a true miracle. Another episode of Holy Places TV is devoted to the discourses on the Beatitudes. Finally, it was here that Jesus would have appeared to