Volume 2

126 Life of Jesus Christ
face, and which, too, had received the imprint of His
features. Abgarus came some distance through his gardens
to meet his envoy. He was indescribably touched at
Jesus' letter and the sight of His picture. He immediately
amended his life and dismissed the numerous concubines
with whom he had sinned.
I saw again that, after the death of Abgarus's son, in
the reign of a wicked successor, the portrait of Jesus,
which had been publicly exposed, was concealed by a
pious Bishop. He placed it in a niche, a burning lamp
before it, and walled up the aperture. After a long time,
the picture was discovered, and then it was found that the
stone that concealed it from sight also bore its imprint.
2. JESUS ON THE CONFINES OF
SIDON AND TYRE
Jesus went from Ono with the disciples to the nliddle
place of Baptism, that above Bethabara and opposite
Gilgal. There He permitted Andrew, Saturnin, Peter, and
James to baptize. Immense crowds were conling and
going, rousing in ,consequence fresh excitement among the
Pharisees. They dispatched letters to the Elders of all the
synagogues throughout the country, directing them to
deliver over Jesus wheresoever He might be found, to take
the disciples into custody, to inquire into their teachings,
and inflict punishment upon them. But Jesus, accompanied
by only a few disciples, left the place of Baptism,
and journeyed through Samaria and Galilee on the confines
of Tyre. The rest of the disciples separated and
returned to their homes. About the same time, Herod ordered
his soldiers to bring John to Callirrhoe, where he
kept him confined for about six weeks in a vault of his
castle. Then he set him free.
While Jesus, with a few of His disciples, was crossing
the valley Esdrelon on His way through Samaria,