Did You Know?

The baskets used to collect the leftovers in the miracle of feeding the 5000, those baskets(Gr. Kophinoi) were small, carried on the arm and used as a satchel. There were 12 baskets of leftovers. In the miracle of feeding the 4000, the baskets(Gr. Spuridas) were larger. Each basket could hold about 50 loaves and was the kind of basket used to lower Paul down the city wall in Acts 9:25. There were 7 baskets full of leftovers.