Simon Peter, Thomas, Nathaniel, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples
Jesus found Peter by the Sea of Galilee, where Peter was fishing. Jesus called Peter to follow him and become one of his disciples. Peter left his fishing nets to become one of Jesus' closest companions.
The sea of galilee is known for when Jesus calmed its waters.
sea of galilee
The Sea of Galilee.
Most of the disciples were simple fishermen, he met them at the sea of Galilee.
Bethsaida, a city near the Sea of Galilee.
The sea of Galilee
The Sea of Galilee
The fishermen were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, also known as the 'sons of thunder'.
Galilee
Sea of Tiberias - Which is also called the Sea of Galilee, being situated in Galilee. John 21:1
A:In the synoptic gospels, Jesus first met Peter and his brother Andrew as they were fishing at the Sea of Galilee. It is in John's Gospel that Peter was introduced to Jesus: Andrew was following Jesus and ran to tell Peter, who came and joined them.