walking: Matthew 1:16-18; Luke 5:2
sea: Matthew 15:29; Numbers 34:11; Deuteronomy 3:17, Chinnereth, Luke 5:1, lake of Gennesaret, John 6:1, John 21:1, sea of Tiberias
two: Matthew 10:2; Luke 6:14; John 1:40-42, John 6:8
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Matthew 4:18
Matthew 4:18
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