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The symbolism of the "five loaves" and the "two fish" will be evident to those who know the language of the Bible and remember the words of Moses: "Man lives not on bread alone, but that all that proceeds from the mouth of God" (Deut 8:3). Here is the bread of the Lord: his word, his teaching; the "five" books of the Pentateuch, the Torah, are the bread of life.