Jesus fish

Jesus fish
Colloquial name for the ichthys, a symbol of a fish made from two intersecting curved lines.

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  • Jesus fish — the stylised symbol of a fish showing membership in the Christian religion. Often seen on the back of cars. May have a cross for the eye or the word Jesus occupying the central body of the symbol. See also vesica piscis (2) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • Fish (disambiguation) — NOTOC Fish are vertebrates with gills that live in water. Related concepts include:* Fish (food) * fishingFish may also refer to:People*Albert Fish (1870 1936), U.S. serial killer and cannibal, electrocuted *Eric Fish, singer in Subway To Sally… …   Wikipedia

  • Jesus healing in the land of Gennesaret — Jesus healing the sick by Gustav Dore, 19th century Jesus healing in the land of Gennesaret is one of the miracles of Jesus in the Gospels, i.e. Matthew 14:34 36 and Mark 6:53 56.[1][2] According to the Gospel of Mar …   Wikipedia

  • Jesús Vidaña — is a fisherman from Mexico, famous for being a castaway in the early 21st century. Lost at sea Just before sunrise, on October 28, 2005, Lucio Rendón, Salvador Ordóñez and Jesús Eduardo Vidaña, along with two other companions, set forth from the… …   Wikipedia

  • Fish, Symbolism of the — • The symbol itself may have been suggested by the miraculous multification of the loaves and fishes or the repast of the seven Disciples, after the Resurrection, on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, but its popularity among Christians was due… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • FISH AND FISHING — In the Bible and Talmud The Bible says that humans are to exercise dominion over the fish as well as over all other subhuman life (Gen. 1:28). Fish are divided into clean and unclean by biblical dietary laws: These you may eat, of all that are in …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Jesus' walk on water — This article is about the miracle of Jesus walking on water in Christianity, for other uses see Walk on Water. Jesus walks on water, by Ivan Aivazovsky (1888) Jesus walks on water, or Jesus walking on water, is one of the miracles of Jesus in the …   Wikipedia

  • Jesus healing the bleeding woman — Christ Healing a bleeding woman, as depicted in the Catacombs of Rome. Jesus healing the bleeding woman is one of the miracles of Jesus in the Gospels (Mark 5:21 43, Matthew 9:18 26, Luke 8:40 56). [1] …   Wikipedia

  • Jesus cleansing a leper — Christ cleansing a leper by Jean Marie Melchior Doze, 1864. Jesus cleansing a leper is one of the miracles of Jesus in the Gospels, namely in Matthew 8:1 4, Mark 1:40 45 and Luke 5:12 16.[1][2] …   Wikipedia

  • Jesus exorcising a mute — Christ exorcising a mute by Gustav Dore, 1865. Jesus exorcising a mute is one of the miracles of Jesus in the Gospels (Matthew 9:32 34), immediately following the account of Christ healing two blind men miracle.[1] It only appears in the Gospel… …   Wikipedia

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