5. Bethsaida, a place on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee, east of the river Jordan. Near this was wrought the miracle of Feeding the Five Thousand (Mark 6. 45).
6. Gergesa. A place on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee, called also Gerasa (Mark 5. 1; Luke 8. 26. Rev. Ver.).
7. Jerusalem. We read of one visit to the capital during this period (John 5. 1).
III. The Early Galilean Ministry.
1.) The Journeys. Combining the accounts in the four gospels we find that the journeys were the following:
2.) The Settlement at Capernaum (Cana to Nazareth and Capernaum). From Cana, where Jesus was at the close of the preceding period, he went to Nazareth (Luke 4. 16), probably intending to begin his ministry there; but being rejected went down to Capernaum and made it the headquarters of his ministry (Luke 4. 30, 31).
3.) Tour in Eastern Galilee (Capernaum, Eastern Galilee, and return). From Capernaum Jesus went forth on a preaching tour through the villages near the Sea of Galilee (Luke 4. 43, 44).
4.) A Visit to Jerusalem (Capernaum to Jerusalem and return). Mention is made in John 5. 1 of a feast in Jerusalem which Jesus attended, but it is uncertain whether Passover, Tabernacles, or Purim is meant.
5.) The Mountain Journey (Capernaum to the mountain and return). For the purpose of quiet meditation and the call of his apostles Jesus went to a mountain near the Sea of Galilee. There he chose the twelve and gave to them and the multitudes around the Sermon on the Mount (Mark 3. 13, 14; Matt. 5. 1).
