Matthew 15:29

παρὰ τ. θ. τ. Γαλ., to the neighbourhood of the Sea of Galilee; on which side? According to Mk., the eastern, approached by a circuitous journey through Sidon and Decapolis. Weiss contends that Mt. means the western shore. The truth seems to be that he leaves it vague. His account is a meagre colourless reproduction of Mk.'s. He takes no interest in the route, but only in the incidents at the two termini. He takes Jesus north to the borders of Tyre to meet the woman of Canaan, and back to Galilee to feed the multitude a second time. εἰς τὸ ὄρος, as in Matthew 5:1, and apparently for the same purpose: ἐκάθητο ἐ., sat down there to teach. This ascent of the hill bordering the lake is not in Mk.