John 6:3

And Jesus went up into a mountain,.... In a desert place near Bethsaida, Luk 9:10;

and there he sat with his disciples; partly for security from the cruelty of Herod, having just heard of the…

Went up into a mountain - This mountain must have been in the desert of Bethsaida, in the territories of Philip, tetrarch of Galilee. Our Lord withdrew to this place for a little rest; for he and his…

We have here an account of Christ's feeding five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes, which miracle is in this respect remarkable, that it is the only passage of the actions of Christ's life…

into a mountain Rather, into the mountain, or, perhaps the mountainous partof the district. The definite article indicates familiarity with the locality. Comp. Joh 6:6. We have no means of determining…