Jesus would probably have
waters, so named after Peter
dipped his bread in vinegar, just
found a coin in the mouth of
as Ruth did when she sat down
one. This allowed him to settle
to eat with Boaz during the
his tax bill.
barley harvest in Bethlehem.
This fish is in fact tilapia. It
That vinegar may have come
is delicious fried and eaten in
from the flourishing balsam
the open air by the water. It is
plantations of Ein Gedi, a green
usually served with French fries,
oasis beside the Dead Sea.
today. Jesus would not have
We know that Jesus ate fish. He
known these. The world would
prepared a fish breakfast for his
not discover potatoes for some
disciples by the Shores of the
1500 years.
Sea of Galilee, after his
Meat could not often be
resurrection. The fish he cooked
afforded, in Jesus’ time, which
would likely have been the St.
was why the lamb or goat
Peter’s fish native to those
c