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loaves and fishes
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loaves and fishes
Jesus multiplies fare for his following. [N.T.: Matthew 14:15–21; John 6:5–14]
See : Miracle


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Third, the text advises us that Jesus raised the issue of feeding the multitude with his disciples even before the small supply of food appeared and that he did so "to test [Philip], for he himself knew what he was going to do.
Ashevak--who works in prints, drawings and sculpture--said she chose to put an arctic char in her design because one of her favourite Bible stories is of Christ feeding the multitude with a few loaves and fish.
His high peep brought tears: / sleeping in a barn and all that, / nary mama nor kin, / but only white folks / he left with their blessing, / his earthly belongings / in a handkerchief tied to a stick"; as the visionary who "talked about lilies of the field, about feeding the multitudes with the miracle / of the peanut and the sweet potato"; or as the celebrated inventor whose "products and processes / are being used.
 
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