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See and experience the very place where the risen Jesus met with seven of His disciples and prepared them a breakfast of fish and bread after they had fished all night. It was here that Jesus restored Peter to fellowship with Him and entrusted him to feed His sheep. We'll see the very place, according to tradition, where Jesus and His seven disciples met.

Contents:
0:00 - Intro
1:52 - Touring Outside the Church
6:19 - Touring Inside the Church
12:13 - Walk to the Sea of Galilee Beach
14:43 - Bible Talk by the Beach & the Restoration of Peter Miracle
22:06 - Faith Lesson

Location
1. Tabgha is located on the northwest side of the Sea of Galilee.
2. There are seven springs found in this area, which provide one of the best places for fishing around the sea.
3. Some of the springs provided warm sulfuric water that caused the fish to gather here. It was also used for health purposes, and many came from far away to find healing and relief in its waters.
4. Waters from these springs were also taken to nearby fields and villages via canals.

Historical Background
1. The first church was built here around 350 AD by the Byzantines.
2. At the base of the current church, opposite the main altar, the foundations of the first church are visible.
3. In around 808 AD, the church was referred to as the Place of the Coals. This name refers to the incident in which Jesus prepared a meal for the apostles, building a charcoal fire on which to cook the fish.
4. Also first mentioned in the year 808 AD are the 'Twelve Thrones', a series of heart-shaped stones, which were placed along the shore to commemorate the Twelve Apostles.
5. The church survived longer than any other in the area, finally being destroyed in 1263 AD.
6. The church today was built in 1933 and incorporated parts of an earlier 4th-century church.​

Places of Interest
1. Church of the Primacy of St. Peter.
2. Floor Mosaics
The most famous mosaic, located near the altar, depicts a basket of loaves flanked by two fish, serving as a powerful symbol of the miracle the church commemorates.
2. Mensa Christi (Table of Christ)
The church features a limestone rock projection in front of the present altar, which is venerated as a 'Mensa Christi,' meaning the table of Christ in Latin. According to tradition, this is the spot where Jesus is said to have laid out a breakfast of bread and fish for the Apostles.
3. Statue of Jesus and Peter
Inscription: 'Feed My sheep.'
4. Beach close to the Church of the Primacy of St. Peter.
5. Stones by the Beach
Just outside the church are six heart-shaped stones placed along the shore.
Because these stones serve no structural purpose in their current location on the beach, archaeologists and historians believe they were salvaged from the ruins of older buildings (such as abandoned synagogues) and deliberately placed on the shoreline by early Christians sometime between the 5th and 9th centuries AD.
Even though there are only 6 stones, they are traditionally known as the 'Twelve Thrones' and were placed there to commemorate the Twelve Apostles.
6. Outside the church, by the beach, there are some stairs cut into this rock by the church. It’s believed that someone carved these steps in the second or third centuries, which is why in the year 381 AD, Egeria visited this area and reported that, “next to the Church of the Loaves and Fishes, which is nearby, there are some stone steps where the Lord stood'.
7. Ancient Boat Docks
The beach has two ancient piers constructed from black basalt boulders. That proves this was a fishing spot during Jesus's time, and that it was on these piers that fishermen would embark and disembark from their boats.
8. Sea of Galilee
9. Mount of Beatitudes
10. Capernaum
11. Bethsaida
12. Ginosar
13. Magdala
14. Tiberias
15. Kursi
16. Chorazin​

Restoration of Peter
The disciples had returned to their hometowns on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee after the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ in Jerusalem.
2. They undoubtedly felt very depressed, lonely, and as if their whole world had come to an end.
3. Their beloved Master had been crucified, and they were left wondering what would happen now.
4. They probably called into question how they had spent their past 3 ½ years following Christ.
5. Peter especially felt depressed and spiritually sick. He had denied Christ, his Lord and Master, three times after he had just moments earlier said he would follow Him even to death.