We recall that when King Hazael of Syria oppressed

[Mary Naeem]

Pope Shenouda III







We recall that when King Hazael of Syria oppressed the Israelites, the Holy Bible says: "But the Lord was gracious to
them, had compassion on them, and regarded them, because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not yet destroy them or cast them from His presence" (2 Kin. 13: 23).