Claim
Legend of Jacob of Nisibis and a plank from the Ark
By the 5th century a legend held that Jacob of Nisibis climbed toward the Ark and received a board from it from an angel; Etchmiadzin displays a relic said to be that wood.
Historical source · Person
Fifth-century Armenian historian (P'awstos Buzand) who recorded the legend of Jacob of Nisibis and the Ark plank.
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By the 5th century a legend held that Jacob of Nisibis climbed toward the Ark and received a board from it from an angel; Etchmiadzin displays a relic said to be that wood.