The Middle of Nowhere

In Jonathan's Storybook Bible, in the story about the feeding of the five thousand, the author says that the people are out in the middle of nowhere so that they can't just go and buy food easily. It's been quite awhile since we've read this story.

In the middle of breakfast this morning, Jonathan asked me, "What does 'in the middle of nowhere' mean?" (He has been asking a lot about what things mean lately!) I told him that it meant not close to anything. So he said, "You know, in that story, when the five thousand people eat bread and fish, they're still close to the trees, you know."

Ahhh, another family member who is concerned about accuracy.