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Thus, emperor of the Byzantines, gave the order to besiege it. When the Jews realized that they could not militarily resist him, they promised to make peace. Opening the city gates, they went before him, and ordered that they should go and stay in their own place. So they departed, taking the road through the desert to Tachkastan to the sons of. The Jews called the to their aid and familiarized them with the relationship they had through the books of the.
Although the Arabs were convinced of their close relationship, they were unable to get a consensus from their multitude, for they were divided from each other by religion. In that period a certain one of them, a man of the sons of named, became prominent. A sermon about the Way of Truth, supposedly at God’s command, was revealed to them, and Mahmed taught them to recognize the God of, especially since he was informed and knowledgeable about history. Because the command had come from on High, he ordered them all to assemble together and to unite in faith. Abandoning the reverence of vain things, they turned toward the living God, who had appeared to their father–Abraham. Mahmed legislated that they were not to eat carrion, not to drink wine, not to speak falsehoods, and not to commit adultery. He said: “God promised that country to and to his son after him, for eternity.
And what had been promised was fulfilled during that time when loved. Now, however, you are the sons of Abraham, and God shall fulfill the promise made to Abraham and his son on you.
Only love the God of Abraham, and go and take the country which God gave to your father Abraham. No one can successfully resist you in war, since God is with you.' This section describes how Mahmed first established a community comprising and based on their common descent from; the Arabs via, and the Jews via.
From there, the Ishmaelites made dramatic territorial gains, including their victory over the, and the narrative ends with the division of the Ishmaelite armies and the beginnings of the. He relates these developments to Armenia. References [ ].
Official name: Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Type Cultural Criteria ii, iii Designated 2000 (24th ) Reference no. Region Etchmiadzin Cathedral (: Էջմիածնի մայր տաճար, Ēǰmiatsni mayr tačar) is the of the, located in the city of (Etchmiadzin), Armenia. According to scholars it was the first built in, and is considered the. The original church was built in the early fourth century —between 301 and 303 according to tradition—by Armenia's patron saint, following the adoption of Christianity as a state religion by King.
It replaced a preexisting temple, symbolizing the conversion from to Christianity. The core of the current building was built in 483/4 by after the cathedral was severely damaged in a Persian invasion. From its foundation until the second half of the fifth century, Etchmiadzin was the of the, the supreme head of the Armenian Church.
Although never losing its significance, the cathedral subsequently suffered centuries of virtual neglect. In 1441 it was restored as and remains as such to this day. Since then the has been the administrative headquarters of the Armenian Church. Etchmiadzin was plundered by the Safavids in 1604, when relics and stones were taken out of the cathedral to in an effort to undermine Armenians' attachment to their land.
Since then the cathedral has undergone a number of renovations. Belfries were added in the latter half of the seventeenth century and in 1868 a was constructed at the cathedral's east end. Today, it incorporates styles of different periods of. Diminished during the early Soviet period, Etchmiadzin revived again in the second half of the twentieth century, and under independent Armenia. As the main shrine of religious Christian Armenians worldwide, Etchmiadzin has been an important location in Armenia not only religiously, but also politically and culturally. A major pilgrimage site, it is one of the most visited places in the country.