Paragraph:
p. 176
Translation:
The blessed Seridus, who had a coenobium in Thauatha <south of Gaza>, had an Egyptian friend who lived in Ascalon, and he <the latter> had a disciple. Once, during the winter, he sent his disciple with a letter to Abba Seridus, (asking) that he send him a roll of papyrus. When the youth came from Ascalon, there was a terrible rainstorm, so that the river of Thauatha was in flood. When he gave the letter to Abba Seridus, rain was falling, and the youth said to him: ‘Give me the papyri so that I can go away’. <Thanks to his obedience to his master, the disciple comes out alive from the flooding river.>
(transl. Di Segni)
Bibliografical ref.:
| Bibliography | Pages |
|---|---|
Ascalon, no. 144 |
Summary:
Mention of the coenobium of Abba Seridus in Thauatha, from an early-sixth century collection of anecdotes.
‘The river of Thauatha’ is Wadi Ghazzeh (Naḥal Besor).