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A beautiful fifth-century mosaic that portrays one of Jesus' most renowned supernatural occurrences has been uncovered in Israel, splendidly protected underneath the ashes from an antiquated flame.


The mosaic, which is thought to indicates Jesus bolstering his people with loaves of bread and fishes, made to decorate the floors of a church built in the late fifth or sixth century in an old city called Hippos. This city, based on a mountaintop sitting above the Sea of Galilee, was well known during the Roman and Byzantine era, as indicated by an announcement.

Now called the 'Burnt Church', as it has burned down to the ground during the Sasanian Conquest of Hippos in the seventh century ( Sasanian Empire is the Last Persian empire Before Islam). Although it was destroyed, the mosaic decoration on the floor was well protected by the ashes.


The colorful mosaic floors had two Greek engravings that represents the ancient church fathers who built the church for a Martyr Called "Theodoros." The Mosaic also had many geometric patterns such as bird, fruit, fish and baskets of loaves of bread and fish which relate to the reference in the " Feeding the multitude" described in The New testament, according to the statement. The scripture portrays Jesus multiplying five loaves of bread and two fish in order to feed 5000 men.


The mosaic portions depicting five loaves of bread and two fish. As there could be a multitude of explanations behind the mosaic, Archaeologists Michael Eisenberg who is the head of the excavation team in Hippos with the Zinman Institue of Archaeology at the University of Haifa, insists in a statement saying " You cannot ignore the Similarity to the description in the New testament". However he also notes that there are also many differences between the biblical account and the mosaic as some of the baskets are not only full of bread but also fruit, in addition some parts of the mosaic display not only two but three fish. The Zinman Institute of Archaeology has spent the last decade excavating Hippos and the 'Burnt Church'.

Mosaic Discovered in Haifa's “Burnt Church” Depicts One Of Jesus's Miracles


A beautiful fifth-century mosaic that portrays one of Jesus' most renowned supernatural occurrences has been uncovered in Israel, splendidly protected underneath the ashes from an antiquated flame.


The mosaic, which is thought to indicates Jesus bolstering his people with loaves of bread and fishes, made to decorate the floors of a church built in the late fifth or sixth century in an old city called Hippos. This city, based on a mountaintop sitting above the Sea of Galilee, was well known during the Roman and Byzantine era, as indicated by an announcement.

Now called the 'Burnt Church', as it has burned down to the ground during the Sasanian Conquest of Hippos in the seventh century ( Sasanian Empire is the Last Persian empire Before Islam). Although it was destroyed, the mosaic decoration on the floor was well protected by the ashes.


The colorful mosaic floors had two Greek engravings that represents the ancient church fathers who built the church for a Martyr Called "Theodoros." The Mosaic also had many geometric patterns such as bird, fruit, fish and baskets of loaves of bread and fish which relate to the reference in the " Feeding the multitude" described in The New testament, according to the statement. The scripture portrays Jesus multiplying five loaves of bread and two fish in order to feed 5000 men.


The mosaic portions depicting five loaves of bread and two fish. As there could be a multitude of explanations behind the mosaic, Archaeologists Michael Eisenberg who is the head of the excavation team in Hippos with the Zinman Institue of Archaeology at the University of Haifa, insists in a statement saying " You cannot ignore the Similarity to the description in the New testament". However he also notes that there are also many differences between the biblical account and the mosaic as some of the baskets are not only full of bread but also fruit, in addition some parts of the mosaic display not only two but three fish. The Zinman Institute of Archaeology has spent the last decade excavating Hippos and the 'Burnt Church'.

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