Firmament
Canonical biblical theme

Bread Multiplied in the Wilderness

Biblical Theology Themes

These passages describe five barley loaves and twelve baskets of leftovers after people had eaten.

The Bible says of Bread Multiplied in the Wilderness that five barley loaves are set against a crowd, and twelve baskets of fragments remain after those who ate. In John 6:9, a boy has five barley loaves and two fish, while the passage asks what these are among so many. John 6:13 says that fragments left from the five loaves filled twelve baskets. Mark 6:43 likewise reports twelve baskets full of broken pieces, including some from the fish. The word or idea recurs in at least 3 verses.

3
Verses
2
Books

Key verses

Across Scripture

Mark · John