In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “traditional site of the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and the fishes”. Today it says “area situated on the north-western shore of the sea of galilee in israel and a depopulated palestinian village”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Tabgha Tabgha , an Arabic corruption of the Greek name Heptapegon (Seven Springs), is the traditional site of the Miracle of the Multiplication of the Loaves and the Fishes.1(Matt. 14: 13-21) Tabgha is situated on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee . The earliest building at Tabgha was a small chapel built in the 4th century CE. This was probably the shrine described by the pilgrim Egeria at the end of the 4th century: Mosaic "In the same place (not far from Capernaum ) facing the Sea of Galilee is a well watered land in which lush grasses grow, with numerous trees and palms. Nearby are seven springs which provide abundant water. In this fruitful garden Jesus fed five thousand people with five loaves of bread and two fish." The large monastery and a church were built in the fifth century and destroyed in the 7th century, probably during the Arab conquest of the country. In the 1980s, after excavation, the church was restored to its Byzantine form, incorporating portions of the original mosaics.2
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Tabgha in 1903 Church of the Multiplication Church courtyard with olive tree.Tabgha ( , al-Tabigha ; , Ein Sheva ) is an area situated on the north-western shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel .It is the traditional site of the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes ( Mark 6:30–46 ) and the fourth resurrection appearance of Jesus ( John 21:1–24 ) in Christianity .Until 1948, it was the site of an Arab village.The site's name is derived from the Greek name Heptapegon ("seven springs").Jerome referred to Tabgha as "the solitude" (=eremos).In 1596, Al-Tabigha formed part of the Ottoman Empire , a village in the nahiya (subdistrict) of Jira under the liwa' ("district") of Safad , with a population of 44.It paid taxes on a number of crops, including wheat and barley , as well as on goats, beehives and orchards.On May 4, 1948, just before the outbreak of the Arab-Israeli war , Tabgha was attacked by Palmah forces, supported by the Alexandroni Brigades and local Hagana units.Its Arab inhabitants were expelled and their houses and tents were destroyed under orders by Yigal Allon.
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former Arab villages in Palestine Church of the Multiplication Church courtyard with olive tree.Tabgha ( , al-Tabigha ; , Ein Sheva which means "spring of seven") is an area situated on the north-western shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel .It is traditionally accepted as the place of the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes ( Mark 6:30–46 ) and the fourth resurrection appearance of Jesus ( John 21:1–24 ) after his Crucifixion .Until 1948, it was the site of a Palestinian Arab village. The site's name is derived from the Greek name Heptapegon ("seven springs"). Its pronunciation gradually changed to "Tabego", and was eventually changed to "Tabha" by the Arabic speakers.Jerome referred to Heptapegon as "the solitude" (=eremos).
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Place in Tiberias, Mandatory Palestine Church of the Multiplication Church courtyard with olive tree. Tabgha ( , al-Tabigha ; , Ein Sheva which means "spring of seven") is an area situated on the north-western shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel . It is traditionally accepted as the place of the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes ( Mark 6:30–46 ) and the fourth resurrection appearance of Jesus ( John 21:1–24 ) after his Crucifixion . Between the Late Muslim period and 1948, it was the site of a Palestinian Arab village.
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Place in Tiberias, Mandatory Palestine Church of the Multiplication Church courtyard with olive tree. Tabgha ( , al-Tabigha ; , Ein Sheva which means "spring of seven") is an area situated on the north-western shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel and a depopulated Palestinian village. It is traditionally accepted as the place of the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes ( Mark 6 :30-46) and the fourth resurrection appearance of Jesus ( John 21 :1-24) after his Crucifixion . The village population was expelled in 1948 during Operation Broom .
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Place in Tiberias, Mandatory Palestine Church of the Multiplication Church courtyard with olive tree. Tabgha ( Arabic : الطابغة , al-Tabigha ; Hebrew : עין שבע , Ein Sheva which means "spring of seven") is an area situated on the north-western shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel and a depopulated Palestinian village. It is traditionally accepted as the place of the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes ( Mark 6 :30-46) and the third resurrection appearance of Jesus ( John 21 :1-24) after his Crucifixion . The village population was expelled in 1948 during Operation Broom .
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traditional site of the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and the fishes
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area situated on the north-western shore of the sea of galilee in israel and a depopulated palestinian village
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