Agabus
Agabus (Hebrew "grasshopper"; Greek Ἅγαβος hagabos ) was a prophet from Jerusalem at the time of the New Testament . The Acts of the Apostles names him twice ( Acts 11.28 EU and 21.10ff EU ).
- The first time he comes to Antioch and predicts a great famine for the “whole world”. This probably happened in the 4th year of the emperor Claudius (45 AD). The famine is mentioned by Suetonius , Tacitus and Eusebius ; it was so bad in Jerusalem that Josephus says that many died of starvation.
- The second time he appears 13 years later (58 AD) and foretells Paul that he will be captured by Jews in Jerusalem. As a sign he takes Paul's belt and ties his feet and hands. However, Paul is arrested by Roman soldiers in Jerusalem after a riot among the Jews.
Tradition counts Agabus among the 72 disciples whom Jesus sends out in Luke 10.1 EU . He is said to have died a martyr in Antioch.
Memorial days
- February 13th in the Roman Catholic Church
- March 8 in the Orthodox churches
- Amshir 4 in the Coptic Church
- Yakatit 4 after the Ethiopian Synaxarion
Web links
- Anthony Maas: Agabus . In: Catholic Encyclopedia , Volume 1, Robert Appleton Company, New York 1907.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Martyrdom of St. Agabus, One of the Seventy Disciples. Coptic Orthodox Church Network, accessed November 17, 2015 ( Synaxarion for Amshir 4).
- ^ A. Mertens: Agabus, the Apostle, the Prophet at Antioch. In: Who Was a Christian in th Holy Land? Archived from the original on March 5, 2016 ; accessed on November 17, 2015 (English).
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| SURNAME | Agabus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | early Christian prophet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century |