Abraham the Monk
Abraham the Monk was a monk who lived in a monastery on Mount Sinai in the Sinai desert. He was born about the close of the sixth century, and became a convert to Judaism about 615. As a Christian monk, he spent his life in penance and prayer. Doubts as to the Christian dogma grew in his mind, and, after a prolonged struggle, he deserted his cell in the monastery on Mount Sinai and wandered North through the desert into the Land of Israel, finally reaching the city of Tiberias. Here he submitted to circumcision and became a Jew, receiving the name Abraham, by which he was subsequently known.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Abraham the Monk". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
- Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia
- Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia without a Wikisource reference
- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia
- Converts to Judaism from Christianity
- 6th-century Christian monks
- Jews in the Land of Israel
- Year of birth unknown
- Year of death unknown
- 7th-century Christian monks
- 7th-century Jews
- All stub articles
- Jewish biography stubs