Jesus saw the crowds. Luke (ch. 6) implies Jesus had spent the night in prayer on this hill, and that in the morning he formally chose and set apart the twelve. Coming down he finds the crowds standing on a level place, and teaches them. The hill is thought to be the "Horns of Hattin," about seven miles south of Capernaum, near Lake Galilee. His disciples. Not only the twelve, but all who wished to learn. Disciple means learner.

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Old Testament