From the beginning of creation the people of Ethiopia and Egypt have lived commonly using Abay the River /Nile/ one of whose sources is found in Ethiopia. This social integration they possessed by nature will continue without interruption.
countries in the Nile Basin. After watering Egypt downstream, it joins the Mediterranean Sea linking Ethiopia and Egypt for eternity. Thus Abay River is truly the foundation for the relations between Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church and the Coptic Church.
The historic ties between Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church and Coptic Church is traceable to the Pre-Christian Era manifested in different ways. Ethiopia and Egypt have been frequently referred to in the Holy Bible affirming both countries are linked to each other by Abay River. Much as Egypt is called the gift of the Nile (Abay River), it may also be said that it is the gift of Ethiopia. 86% of the Nile water originates in Ethiopia with the reminder emanating from other
It is known that the civilization of both countries started along Abay River. Both countries share similar beliefs, culture, and government system. The peoples and governments of the two countries as well as Fathers of both churches very well realize that River Nile links Egypt with Ethiopia and the Coptic Church is linked to Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church. The teaching of church scholars has created among Ethiopians the sense of
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ownership of Abay as the gift of God. It is on account of this that Abay is the focus of our culture, sayings, political concern, and the religious teachings. Even though the Ethiopian Eunuch had introduced Christianity to Ethiopia in 34 A.D., the administration of Christian ritual was introduced in the fourth century. The foundation of Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church was laid by Frumentius whom the 20th Alexandrian patriarch St. Athanasius had consecrated as bishop and sent to Ethiopia. This is a significant contribution the Coptic Church had made to the establishment of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Consequently, Ethiopian Orthodox
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