As in ver. Emphasizing the fish as food . See on ver. Into the vessel . Strictly, upon the land .
All authorities agree as to the abundance of fish in the Lake of Galilee .
M. Lortet, cited by Dr. Thomson, says that two castings of the net usually filled his boat . The Talmud names certain kinds of fish which might be eaten without being cooked, and designates them as small fishes. So ojyaria is rendered in John vi. Possibly the expression great fishes may imply a contrast with the small fishes which swarmed in the lake , and the salting and pickling of which was a special industry among its fishermen. The regular hour for the ariston cannot be fixed with precision.