Abraham the steward

Old man of 78 years. Steward of the lands that Joseph of Arimathea owns in the plain near Joppa, near the sea, he cannot believe his eyes: Joseph has abundantly distributed sheaves of wheat to 62 needy people:

"Master, there is a mystery here! Our fields cannot yield the number of sheaves you have distributed. I was born here and I am seventy-eight years old. I have been harvesting for sixty-six years. And I know. My son was right. Without a mystery, we could not have given so many!..."

Joseph of Arimathea had exhorted them to faith before doubling the distribution. This is the miracle of the sheaves, miracle of Faith.

His name

Abram means in Hebrew "he is noble through his father." Reference to the father of believers. The suffix "raham" given to Abraham by God does not change the meaning of the name.

Where is it mentioned in the work?

GRM 408

Notes and references

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