Christian beliefs were present in the region's Arab community since about A.D.200, when Abgar VIII, an ethnic Arab and king of the Roman client state Osroene, converted to Christianity; the religion was propagated from his capital at Edessa until its destruction in 244.
Christian beliefs were present in the region's Arab community since about A.D.200. Abgar VIII converted to Christianity. Abgar VIII was an ethnic Arab and king of the Roman client state Osroene. The religion was propagated from his capital at Edessa until its destruction in 244.