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Abibas

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

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A mythical son of R. Gamaliel, the teacher of Paul, concerning whom a Christian legend existed that he and his father were baptized, by John and Peter. Lucianus, bishop of Jerusalem in the year 415, wrote that Gamaliel appeared to him in a vision and revealed the fact that the body of Abibas lay exposed to the sun and rain, awaiting decent burial; that the body was recovered and properly buried. Thereafter the ashes of Abibas were used as remedial agencies in disease, and they are said to have effected miraculous cures.

Bibliography:
  • Photius, Bibliotheca, p. 383, ed. 1612;
  • Lucian, De Stephano, in Augustine, Opera, appendix.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Abibas'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​a/abibas.html. 1901.
 
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