And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.
The people who ate were four thousand men, plus all the women and children on top of that.
Jesus fed a massive crowd, we're talking thousands and thousands of people.
📚 Historical Context
In the Gospel of Matthew, this verse concludes the account of Jesus performing a miracle where he fed a massive crowd of about four thousand men, plus women and children, using only seven loaves of bread and a few small fish in a remote area. This event took place in the region of the Decapolis, a predominantly Gentile area, highlighting Jesus' outreach to non-Jewish people and his compassion for the hungry. It parallels an earlier miracle of feeding the five thousand, emphasizing themes of divine abundance and provision in the New Testament narrative.
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