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Jesus’s Travels

Explore places, miracles, parables, and encounters from baptism through resurrection.

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Region Phase

31 locations · 114 accounts Approximate connection · select a dashed line for its passage

Regional markers represent areas mentioned in the Gospels. Exact sites and ancient roads are not always known.

Travel connections and supporting passages

Cana to Capernaum · Approximate connection john 2:11-12

Nazareth to Capernaum · Approximate connection matthew 4:12-16

Judea through Samaria · Approximate connection john 4:3-5

Samaria to Galilee · Approximate connection john 4:43-46

Tyre through Sidon to Decapolis · Approximate connection mark 7:31-37

Jerusalem to beyond the Jordan · Approximate connection john 10:22-42

Approach to Jerusalem · Approximate connection luke 19:28-44

Bethany to Jerusalem · Approximate connection mark 11:11-15

From the meal to the garden · Approximate connection mark 14:26-32

Places

Sea of Galilee

Representative lake point; exact boat positions and shore locations are not recorded. Geographic source

Parable 8

Sower — Matthew

Parable · Public ministry

The seed and soils parable appears in all three Synoptic Gospels.

Matthew 13:1–2 establishes the lakeshore teaching setting; the exact shore is unspecified.

Matthew 13:1–23

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Sower — Mark

Parable · Public ministry

The seed and soils parable appears in all three Synoptic Gospels.

Mark 4:1 establishes teaching beside the lake; the exact shore is unspecified.

Mark 4:1–20

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Lamp Under a Basket — Mark

Parable · Public ministry

Jesus' lamp saying appears in several Synoptic teaching settings.

Mark 4:1 establishes teaching beside the lake; the exact shore is unspecified.

Mark 4:21–25

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Weeds Among the Wheat — Matthew

Parable · Public ministry

A Matthew-only parable about mixed growth until harvest.

Matthew 13:1–2 establishes the lakeshore teaching setting; the exact shore is unspecified.

Matthew 13:24–30

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Mustard Seed — Matthew

Parable · Public ministry

A compact kingdom parable shared by Matthew, Mark, and Luke.

Matthew 13:1–2 establishes the lakeshore teaching setting; the exact shore is unspecified.

Matthew 13:31–32

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Mustard Seed — Mark

Parable · Public ministry

A compact kingdom parable shared by Matthew, Mark, and Luke.

Mark 4:1 establishes teaching beside the lake; the exact shore is unspecified.

Mark 4:30–32

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Leaven — Matthew

Parable · Public ministry

A short kingdom parable about hidden permeating growth.

Matthew 13:1–2 establishes the lakeshore teaching setting; the exact shore is unspecified.

Matthew 13:33

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Growing Seed — Mark

Parable · Public ministry

A Mark-only parable about hidden kingdom growth.

Mark 4:1 establishes teaching beside the lake; the exact shore is unspecified.

Mark 4:26–29

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Healing 2

Woman Healed from Bleeding

Healing · Public ministry

A woman is healed after touching Jesus' garment.

After an east-to-west lake crossing, the town is not named. This lake marker represents the western-shore context, not a precise street.

Matthew 9:20–22 Mark 5:25–34 Luke 8:43–48

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Jairus's Daughter Raised

Healing · Public ministry

Jesus restores Jairus's daughter to life.

The lake crossing supplies a shore context; the Gospel does not name the town or house.

Matthew 9:18–26 Mark 5:21–43 Luke 8:40–56

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Provision / nature 3

Calming the Storm

Provision / nature · Public ministry

Jesus calms the wind and waves.

Representative lake point; exact boat positions and shore locations are not recorded.

Matthew 8:23–27 Mark 4:35–41 Luke 8:22–25

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Walking on Water

Provision / nature · Public ministry

Jesus comes to the disciples on the water.

Representative lake point; exact boat positions and shore locations are not recorded.

Matthew 14:22–33 Mark 6:45–52 John 6:16–21

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First Miraculous Catch of Fish

Provision / nature · Public ministry

Jesus fills the nets after directing Simon Peter where to fish.

Representative lake point; exact boat positions and shore locations are not recorded.

Luke 5:1–11

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Resurrection 1

Miraculous Catch of Fish

Resurrection · Resurrection

Jesus directs a catch of fish after the resurrection.

Representative lake point; exact boat positions and shore locations are not recorded.

John 21:1–14

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Location unspecified (26)

These accounts do not establish a defensible ministry location.

Parable 19