In the book of Matthew, we have two remarkably similar miracles: the feeding of the 5,000 (Mt 14:13-21) and the feeding of the 4,000 (Mt 15:32-39). But other than the fact that Jesus multiplies the loaves and the fishes and gives the crowd enough food, there are several differences. The 5,000 occurred near the town of Bethsaida; the 4,000 occurred along the Sea of Galilee in the region of the Decapolis. Since Decapolis was a largely Gentile region of ten cities, it could be assumed that the 5,000 was for primarily Jews, the 4,000 had many more Gentiles. The most obvious difference between the "feeding of the 5000" and the "feeding of the 4000" is the amount of food used to feed the crowd, with Jesus using five loaves and two fish to feed the 5000, while using seven loaves and a few small fish to feed the 4000; additionally, the number of baskets left over differs, with twelve baskets r...
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