Abgar V (c. 1st century BC – c. AD 50), called Ukkāmā (meaning "the Black" in Syriac and other dialects of Aramaic), [a] was the King of Osroene with his capital at Edessa. [1]

Abgarus, also known as Abgar V, was a historical figure who reigned as the king of Osroene, a small kingdom located in what is now southeastern Turkey, with its capital at Edessa (modern-day Şanlıurfa).

Abgar, king of Edessa, afflicted with a terrible disease, writes to Jesus to ask for healing, in terms suspiciously reminiscent of the gospels. Having heard of the hostility of the Jews, he offers Jesus his own city as a safe place of refuge.

2017年6月12日 · Abgar V the Black (aka Abgarus of Edessa) is reported to be one of the first Christian kings in history, having been converted to the faith by Thaddeus of Edessa, one of the Seventy-two Disciples.

Abgarus (ABAGARUS, AGBARUS; sometimes derived from the Arabic Akbar, "greater," but better from the Armenian Avag, "great," and air, "man;" see Ersch und Gruber, s.v. Abgar), the common name of the petty princes (or Toparchs) who ruled at Edessa in Mesopotamia, of one of whom there is an Eastern tradition, recorded by Eusebius (Eccl. Hist. 1:13 ...

"Abgarus, Prince of Edessa, to Jesus, the merciful Savior, who has appeared in the country of Jerusalem, greeting. I have been informed of the prodigies and cures wrought by you without the use of herbs or medicines, and by the efficacy only of your words.

The legend, according to these two works, runs as follows: Abgar, king of Edessa, afflicted with an incurable sickness, has heard the fame of the power and miracles of Jesus and writes to Him, praying Him to come and heal him.

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ABGARUS, you are happy, forasmuch as you have believed on me, whom ye have not seen. that they who have not seen might believe and live. after that be received up again to him who sent me. and give life to you, and all that are with you.

2010年4月1日 · Abgar V was a 1st century king of Edessa who wrote to Jesus asking for healing. Jesus' reply that he would send one of his apostles to Abgar to heal him and preach the Gospel to him was accompanied by an imprint of his face on a piece of cloth, which has come to be known as the Image Not-made-by-hands.