Thursday, June 18, 2015

Church Where Jesus Fed 5K Burned in Hate Raid; Hebrew Graffiti: "False Gods Will Be Eliminated"

A fire broke out at the Church of the Multiplication at Tabgha, on the Sea of Galilee, early today (June 18, 2015) in what police suspect was an arson attack, according to the Times of Israel website.

Firefighting crews successfully doused the blaze and two people who were in the building suffered minor smoke inhalation. Some damage was caused on the church roof, as well as to a book storage room, offices, and an event hall.

In an entrance corridor of the building -- which is believed by Christians to be the site of Jesus's miracle of multiplying two fish and five loaves of bread to feed 5,000 people -- Hebrew graffiti was found, reading, "the false gods will be eliminated" -- a quote from the Aleinu prayer.

The church -- which is run by the Catholic Benedictine Order -- is best known for its fifth-century mosaics, including one depicting two fish flanking a basket of loaves of bread.

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