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This is one of several panels in a 17th Century Ethiopian church that depict the story of Belai the Cannibal. As cannibals are wont to do, Belai ate people, by some accounts as many as 72, including members of his own family. By the way, there is a long tradition in Ethiopia of eating slivers of raw meat that have been severed from the source by a wicked sharp blade. One day, Belai came across a leper begging for water by the side of the road. Instead of eating him, which he certainly could have done, Belai gave him water and went looking for someone else to eat. Even cannibals die, though, and when Belai died Satan was right there waiting to receive his soul after judgment. After all, it was a no-brainer. That is, it would have been an open and shut case for sending Belai to the fiery furnace if the Virgin Mary hadn't intervened. The Virgin Mary, moved that the cannibal showed pity on a thirsty leper and gave him water, allowed Belai to enter Heaven. Satan was foiled again. Church of Ura Kidane Mihret, Zeghie Peninsula, Lake Tana, Ethiopia. |
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| Author | A. Davey from Where I Live Now: Pacific Northwest |
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