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Mor Jacob (♱ ca. 521) is known by his followers as the flute of the Holy Spirit (sometimes even the Harp), second only in importance to St. Ephrem himself. From an early age, his prophetic voice and poetic splendor were recognized by ecclesiastical authorities. He spent the majority of his life preaching throughout the territory of Batnan, but was ordained Bishop of Serugh in 518. Jacob remains not only an important spiritual writer, but an important source for historians of anti-Chalcedonian theology. Of his approximately 700 works, only roughly half survive, some of which have yet to be edited and many of which have yet to be translated into modern languages.

Mor Jacob of Serugh

"[The Patriarch] Jacob and [the apostle] Addai were sent to Aram-Nahrin, so that they would fulfill both the New and Old (Testament words)."

"Addai himself, too, came to the land of Beth Oromoye, so that these symbols drawn by Jacob would be fulfilled through him. And (so) in Urhoy he opened up a big fountain of living waters."

Saint Jacob of Serugh renders the common Syriac term for Mesopotamia (Beth Nahrin) as Aram-Nahrin. He also refers to Edessa as the land of the Arameans.