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title: Yolbilen ("those who know the way") Mosaic: Edessa (Sanliurfa)
author: Ronnie Jones III
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4125/yolbilen-those-who-know-the-way-mosaic-edessa-sanl/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Yolbilen ("those who know the way") Mosaic: Edessa (Sanliurfa)

_Authored by [Ronnie Jones III](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ronandjess522/)_

## Image File

[![Yolbilen ("those who know the way") Mosaic: Edessa (Sanliurfa)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4125.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4125.jpg)

## Image Caption

In the center of this [mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/) dating from CE 563 is a symbol representing the four apostles who wrote the four [gospels](https://www.worldhistory.org/The_Gospels/) found in the [New Testament](https://www.worldhistory.org/New_Testament/): Matthew is depicted as a lion; [Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Mark/) is depicted as an ox; Luke is depicted as a man; and John is depicted as an eagle. Within the frame, a Syriac description reads, "this house was built in CE 563 during the days of Abbot Sam by Helpidus and Yuhannus."

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## About the Author

In university Ronnie concentrated his studies on the Greco-Roman world while writing his senior thesis on the Reformation. He has studied Koine Greek and Hebrew at the masters level, and is currently studying Turkish.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
III, R. J. (2015, October 14). Yolbilen ("those who know the way") Mosaic: Edessa (Sanliurfa). *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4125/yolbilen-those-who-know-the-way-mosaic-edessa-sanl/>
### Chicago
III, Ronnie Jones. "Yolbilen ("those who know the way") Mosaic: Edessa (Sanliurfa)." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 14, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4125/yolbilen-those-who-know-the-way-mosaic-edessa-sanl/>.
### MLA
III, Ronnie Jones. "Yolbilen ("those who know the way") Mosaic: Edessa (Sanliurfa)." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Oct 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4125/yolbilen-those-who-know-the-way-mosaic-edessa-sanl/>.

## License & Copyright

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