Jacob of Arbela and his wife
These inhabitants of the Decapolis are parents of Philip, a cruel son. They were about to throw him out. His mother was going to plead for a conversion, which she obtained, from Jesus at the Clear Water.
"Your son is over there. I am here. But God is everywhere. I say to God: 'Father, pity this mother.' And God will make his Call resound in the Heart of your son. Go, Woman. One day I will pass through the region of your country and you, proud of your boy, will come to my encounter with him."[1]
This is what will happen one year later during an apostolic journey. Philip will become one of the future deacons of the nascent Church.
His name
יעקב
Philip's mother is anonymous. Jacob (Ia'acob) or James: etymologically: "he who supplants" or "God protects" - Historical: Jacob, the son of Isaac and Rebecca, the twin brother of Esau, who took the name Israel after wrestling with the angel.
Where is it mentioned in the work?
GRM 121 GRM 122 GRM 295
Notes and references
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