Elijah of Nisibis

Elijah,Eliya, or Elias of Nisibis (11 February 975 – 18 July 1046) was a Nestorian cleric who served as bishop of Beth Nuhadra (1002–1008) and archbishop of Nisibis (1008–1046). He has been called the most important Christian writer in Arabic—or even throughout non-Christian Asia—during the 11th century. He is best known for his Chronography, which is an important source for the history of Sassanid Persia.

He shares the name of the Biblical prophet Elijah (Hebrew: אֱלִיָּהוּ‎‎, Eliyahu), whose name meant "My God is Jah". The Syriac form of his name was Elīyā or Elīyāh. In Latin translation, this became Elias.

He is usually distinguished as "Elijah of Nisibis" (Latin: Elias Nisibenus;Arabic: ‎‎Illiyā al-Nasībī) from the location of his archbishopric. He is also known by the patronymic Elijah Bar Shinajah (Syriac: ‎Elīyā bar Shīnāyā; Arabic: ‎‎Iliyyā ibn Šīnā), meaning "Elijah, son of Shenna", in reference to the place of his birth.

Elijah was born in Shenna, just south of the Little Zab's confluence with the Tigris (near present-day Al-Zab, Iraq) on 11 February 975.

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