Abraham of Engaddi
File:Death of Abrahm d'Engaddi.jpg
Drawing of the death of Abraham d'Engaddi by Lorenzo Ferri, as indicated by Maria Valtorta. Source : fonds documentaire de la Fondation Héritière de Maria Valtorta.
"We have worshipped the Messiah who was born in Bethlehem of Judah and to whom the Lord's star has guided us. Herod seeks him (...) to kill".[1]As he promised them not to endanger them, nor Jesus and the saint Family, he will hold back for a long time from talking about their story, their descriptions and Bethlehem. But this memory will be his support and his consolation.
He is afflicted by many misfortunes: he has lost his daughter, Elise, who leaves him grandchildren. His only son, Elisha, has suddenly disappeared.[2] Abraham has revealed to no one that this one has in fact become leper. So he feeds his son in secret.
He tells him about the Magi, maintains his hope in the One who will heal him, the Messiah. His wife, nicknamed Dove, becomes blind and dazed from too much suffering.
When Jesus passed through Engaddi, where Abraham met him, he healed his wife. Seeing his wife healed, Abraham exclaims:"Dove! Dove Oh! You see! You hear! You speak with wisdom acknowledging the Lord! Oh, God! God of my fathers! (...) God! My God! Son of the Father! King like the Father! Savior by obedience to the Father! God like the Father, and my God, God of your servant! May you be blessed, loved, followed, worshipped eternally!"[3]When Jesus leaves Engaddi by night, accompanied by a few locals, Abraham leads him to his son, finally revealing his terrible condition, He pleads with him:
"...You have already healed my wife... but would you not have Pity for the fruit of her womb?... A son for the mother! Render a son to the mother, You, the perfect Son of the Mother of all grace! In the name of your Mother, have mercy on me, on us!..."Jesus said to her:
"Weep no more! Let's go find your Elisha. Your faith, your justice, your hope, deserve this and more. Weep not, O father! And let us not delay any longer to deliver from horror a creature."[4]Jesus prophesy to Abraham: "In Heaven you will be with Me and yours with you."[5]
Apostolic career
He had the good fortune to die in Christ's arms, in one of His apparitions following His resurrection, on Easter morning. Jesus said to him:- "It is I, Abraham of Engaddi, and I say to you, Come."Jesus opens His arms to him, manifesting Himself in this way, and invites him to rush into them and surrender to His Heart.
- "There! I'm coming!" And Abraham throws himself into Jesus' arms, still crying out, "Jesus, Holy Messiah! Into your hands I commend my spirit!"[6]
His name
Abram means in Hebrew "he is noble by his father". Reference to the father of believers. The suffix "raham" given to Abraham by God does not change the meaning of the name.
Where is it mentioned in the work?EMV 390 EMV 391 EMV 393
EMV 632