Friday, September 27, 2013

Tabgha


Just to the southwest of Capernaum. Tabgha (Ein Sheva) is one of the most important site of Christ's ministry in Galilee, where he did much of his preaching.
The Christian Tradition has localized here three important 'Gospel Events: 'the Sermon on the Mount, the multiplication of loaves of bread and fish and the third apparition of the Risen Lord where he commissioned Peter, ' Feed my lambs... look after my sheep'. The name : Tabgha is a corruption of the Greek name EPTAPEGON.  The place is referred to as Ein Sheva in Hebrew.

In the IX century , the place was also know as the 'place of burning coal': a clear reference to the Gospel 'they went down and found a charcoal fire burning with fish cooking on it.' (Jn. 21,9).

Church and Monastery of the Beatitudes 

the hill is so called because it is thought that here, over looking the lake, Christ gave his sermon on the Mount. this famously began with his blessing or 'beatitudes' (daily 8 am to 5 pm - free)



Church of the Primacy ,  Santuario del Primato di Pietro

According to Egeria, it would have been the grotto from which Jesus announced the 'sermon on the Mount.'  the Gospel event which is commemorated is narrated in John 21. Later on , Jesus revelead himself again to disciples. It was by the Sea of tiberias, and it pened like this: Simon Peter, thomas callet the Twin, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee and two more of his disciples were togheter, Simon Peter said, 'I'm going fishing'.....

Marco (6,30-46)

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