<P> Feeding the multitude is a term used to refer to two separate miracles of Jesus reported in the Gospels . </P> <P> The first miracle, "Feeding of the 5,000", is reported in all four gospels (Matthew 14: 13 - 21; Mark 6: 31 - 44; Luke 9: 12 - 17; John 6: 1 - 14). </P> <P> The second miracle, the "Feeding of the 4,000", with seven loaves of bread and fish, is reported by Matthew 15: 32 - 39 and Mark 8: 1 - 9, but not by Luke or John . </P> <P> The Feeding of the 5,000 is also known as the "miracle of the five loaves and two fish", because the Gospel of John reports that five barley loaves and two small fish supplied by a boy were used by Jesus to feed a multitude . According to Matthew's gospel, when Jesus heard that John the Baptist had been killed, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place . Luke specifies that the place was near Bethsaida . The crowds followed Jesus on foot from the towns . When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick . As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, "This is a remote place, and it's already getting late . Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food ." </P>

Who found the boy with fish and bread