Difference between revisions of "Philip"

<p> '''Philip''' (''fĭl'ip'' ), ''lover of a horse.'' 1. One of the apostles, a native of Bethsaida; he had been a disciple of John the Baptist. &nbsp;John 1:43-48; &nbsp;John 6:5-7; &nbsp;John 12:21-22; &nbsp;John 14:8-9; &nbsp;Matthew 10:3; &nbsp;Mark 3:18; &nbsp;Luke 6:14. He was with the rest of the apostles and disciples who had assembled for prayer in the upper room in Jerusalem, after the ascension of our Lord. &nbsp;Acts 1:13; &nbsp;Acts 14:2. One of the seven deacons of the church at Jerusalem; also called "the Evangelist." &nbsp;Acts 6:5; &nbsp;Acts 21:8. He preached the gospel in Samaria with great success. &nbsp;Acts 8:6-13. He was directed of the Spirit to proceed toward Gaza, where he preached Christ to the treasurer of Candace, queen of Ethiopia. After a short stay at Azotus, Philip preached the gospel from town to town till he came to Cæsarea, where he probably settled. &nbsp;Acts 8:26-40. He had four daughters who were endued with the gifts of prophecy. &nbsp;Acts 21:8; &nbsp;Acts 9:3. [[A]] tetrarch of Trachonitis, and Ituræa. &nbsp;Luke 3:1. He was the son of Herod the Great, by his wife Cleopatra: and at his death his tetrarchy was annexed to Syria. &nbsp;Matthew 16:13; &nbsp;Mark 8:27. 4. [[A]] son of Herod the Great by [[Mariamne]] the daughter of Simon the high priest. He was the first husband of Herodias, who was taken from him by his brother Herod Antipas. &nbsp;Matthew 14:3; &nbsp;Mark 6:17; &nbsp;Luke 3:19. </p>

<p> '''Phil'ip.''' ''(lover of horses).'' Philip, the apostle, was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter, &nbsp;John 1:44, and, apparently, was among the [[Galilean]] peasants of that district, who flocked to hear the preaching of John the Baptist. The manner in which St. John speaks of him indicates a previous friendship, with the sons of [[Jona]] and Zebedee, and a consequent participation in their messianic hopes. </p> <p> The close union of the two in John 6 and John 12 suggests that he may have owed to Andrew, the first tidings that the hope had been fulfilled. The statement that '''Jesus''' found him, &nbsp;John 1:43, implies a previous seeking. In the lists of the twelve apostles, in the Synoptic Gospel, his name is as uniformly at the head of the second group of four , as the name of Peter is at that of the first, &nbsp;Matthew 10:3; &nbsp;Mark 5:18; &nbsp;Luke 6:14, and the facts recorded by St. John, give the reason of this priority. Philip apparently was among the first company of disciples who were with the Lord, at the commencement of his ministry, at the marriage at Cana, on his first appearance as a prophet in Jerusalem, John 2. </p> <p> The first three Gospels tell us nothing more of him individually. St.John, with his characteristic fullness of personal reminiscences, records a few significant utterances. &nbsp;John 6:5-9; &nbsp;John 12:20-22; &nbsp;John 14:8. No other fact connected with the name of Philip is recorded in the Gospels. He is among the company of disciples at Jerusalem, after the ascension, &nbsp;Acts 1:13, and on the '''Day of Pentecost''' . After this, all is uncertain and apocryphal. According to tradition, he preached in Phrygia, and died at Hierapolis. </p>