Did King Abgar’s Armenian Troops Really Meet Christ?

if this is ture…

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king Abgar VHere’s some interesting historical information I found reading Movses of Chorene in his “History of Armenia” book dated around the 5th century. It’s just fascinating!

After Syriac King Abgar of Edessa sent his Armenian troops to meet some other kings his deputies detoured to see Christ because of His fame spreading. Here we supposedly find a brief encounter with Christ.

“On their return, the Armenian deputies went to Jerusalem to see our Saviour the Christ, being attracted by the report of His miracles. Having themselves become eye-witnesses of these wonders, they related them to Abgar. This prince, seized with admiration, believed truly that Jesus was indeed the Son of God, and said: ‘These wonders are not those of a man, but of a God. No, there is no one among men who can raise the dead: God alone has this power’. Abgar felt in his whole body certain acute…

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