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"St. Ephrem the Great" is one of the famous scholars of the Church of the East, he was born in the town of Nusaybin in 308 AD and died in the city of Edessa (Urhai) in 373 AD. We can add his name as another witness on the continuity of the Assyrian pride despite the fall of Assyria BC. In his prayer below (see photo attached), he Bemoans the state of his Assyrian ancestors when they surrendered for "The terrified Jew? as he put it describing Jonah, and according to his faith to the story as a man of religion.
Even giants feared the great renown of Assyria.
We conquered many folks, and this Hebrew scared us
Our roaring scared Kings, and we feared his voice?
We smashed many countries, and he defeated us
Nineveh the mother of giants feared the afraid
The lioness in her dean scared by the afraid Hebrew
Ashur, who roared on the universe, today was roared by Jonah
This is how the descendants of the mighty Nimrud weakened
The ?Khudra? Book, P: 352
St. Ephrem the Great - Second prayer for the first session of the third day of the fast of
Even giants feared the great renown of Assyria.
We conquered many folks, and this Hebrew scared us
Our roaring scared Kings, and we feared his voice?
We smashed many countries, and he defeated us
Nineveh the mother of giants feared the afraid
The lioness in her dean scared by the afraid Hebrew
Ashur, who roared on the universe, today was roared by Jonah
This is how the descendants of the mighty Nimrud weakened
The ?Khudra? Book, P: 352
St. Ephrem the Great - Second prayer for the first session of the third day of the fast of
