# Connecting Statement:

Jesus is teaching the crowd beside the Sea of Galilee, and he calls Levi to follow him.

# the lake

This is the Sea of Galilee, which is also known as the Lake of Gennesaret.

# the crowd came to him

"the people went where he was"

# Levi son of Alphaeus

Alpheus was Levi's father. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/seaofgalilee]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/matthew]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/son]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/taxcollector]]