much grass As we might expect early in April (John 6:4). S. Mark (Mark 6:39-40) mentions how they reclined in parterres, by hundreds and by fifties, on the green grass. This arrangement would make it easy to count them.

the men sat down The women and children were probably apart by themselves. S. Matthew (Matthew 14:21) tells us that the 5000 included the men only. Among those going up to the Passover there would not be many women or children.

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