No I did. And I still do. One does not address the crowds sitting down.
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Have you been there?
I have.
Would have been very easy for him to sit and address the crowds—just sitting on the upper side of the hill.
Had he been sitting on a prominent rock, all the easier.
I continue to be amazed at your . . . unique . . . perspectives on Biblical, historical and geographical realities.
Well, be amazed then. He addreessed the disciples: "His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them saying" (Mat 5:1-2).
Again, one does not address crowds by sitting down.