Beth ʿAbe - [ Syriac Not Available ]

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This famous monastery was founded in 595/6 by Yaʿqub, a monk of the 'Great Monastery' of Abraham of Kashkar (on the mountain of Izla), who originated from Lashom in Beth Garmai.1

Names

  • Beth ʿAbe2, 5, 6
  • Beth Abe
  • Beth ‘Abe
  • Mār Yaqōb of Beṯ Ābe
  • Mār Yaʿqōb of Beṯ ʿĀbe4
  • Mār Ya‘qōb of Beṯ ‘Ābe
  • monastery of Bet Abhe3

Place Type

monastery

Location

  • Coordinates (preferred):
    • Lat. 36.7332220000° Long. 43.8796390000°5

Descriptions

96. Beth ʿAbe, Monastery of1
This famous monastery was founded in 595/6 by Yaʿqub, a monk of the 'Great Monastery' of Abraham of Kashkar (on the mountain of Izla), who originated from Lashom in Beth Garmai.1
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Works Cited

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  • 1 S. P. Brock, "Beth ʿAbe, Monastery of." in Sebastian P. Brock et al. (eds.), The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2011)., p: 70.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 2 Sebastian P. Brock et al., Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage (Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2011)., p: 70, 94, 144, 175, 202, 218, 356, 417, 441.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 3 Sergey Minov (ed.), A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity (The Center for the Study of Christianity, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2013)., entry: monastery of Bet Abhe.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 4 David Wilmshurst, The Ecclesiastical Organisation of the Church of the East, 1318–1913, CSCO 582, Subs. 104 (Louvain: Peeters, 2000), p: 125, 144, 155, 156, 170, 203, 353, 354, 359.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 5 Ian Mladjov, "Diachronic Maps of Syriac Cultures and Their Geographic Contexts." in Daniel King and David A. Michelson (eds.), The Syriac World (London-New York: Routledge, 2018)., map: 14.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Worldcat Bibliographic record
  • 6 William L. Potter and David A. Michelson, "Index of Maps." in Daniel King (ed.), The Syriac World (London-New York: Routledge, 2018)., p: 825.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Worldcat Bibliographic record
  • 7 p: 88-104., p: 88-104.

How to Cite This Entry

Thomas A. Carlson et al., “Beth ʿAbe” last modified July 11, 2025, http://syriaca.org/place/223.

Bibliography:

Thomas A. Carlson et al., “Beth ʿAbe.”, edited by ., edited by David A. Michelson et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2025. Entry published July 11, 2025. http://syriaca.org/place/223.

About this Entry

Entry Title: Beth ʿAbe

Additional Credit:

  • Data merging for Syriac World maps data by William L. Potter
  • Syriac World maps edited by David A. Michelson
  • Syriac World maps data revised by William L. Potter
  • Syriac World maps cartography by Ian Mladjov
  • Connection to the Syriac World identified by Florence Jullien
  • Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by Daniel L. Schwartz
  • Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by William L. Potter
  • Record validation, normalization, and revisions for the second edition (2.0) by David A. Michelson
  • Wilmshurst index information entry by Anthony Davis
  • Data merging, Pleiades and Wikipedia linking, and XML by Thomas A. Carlson

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