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== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71831" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71831" /> == | ||
<p> '''Bar'nabas.''' ''(son of consolation or comfort).'' [[A]] name given by the apostles, Acts 4:36, to Joseph (or Jose), a Levite, of the island of Cyprus, who was, early, a disciple of | <p> '''Bar'nabas.''' ''(son of consolation or comfort).'' [[A]] name given by the apostles, Acts 4:36, to Joseph (or Jose), a Levite, of the island of Cyprus, who was, early, a disciple of [[Christ]] . In Acts 9:27, we find him introducing the newly-converted Saul, to the apostles at Jerusalem. Barnabas was sent to Jerusalem, Acts 11:19-26, and went to Tarsus to seek Saul, as one specially raised up to preach to the Gentiles. Acts 26:17. He brought him to Antioch, and was sent with him to Jerusalem. Acts 11:30. </p> <p> On their return, they were ordained by the church, for the missionary work, Acts 13:2, and sent forth, [[(A.D.]] 45). From this time, Barnabas and Paul enjoy the title and dignity of apostles. Their first missionary journey is related in Acts 13:14. Returning to Antioch, [[(A.D.]] 47 or 48), they were sent, [[(A.D.]] 50), with some others, to Jerusalem. Acts 15:1; Acts 15:36. </p> <p> Afterwards, they parted and Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus, his native island. Here the Scripture notices of him cease. The Epistle attributed to Barnabas is believed to have been written early in the second century. </p> | ||
== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69718" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69718" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> [[Barnabas]] (''bär'nabas'' ), ''son of exhortation,'' or ''of prophecy.'' The surname of Joses, a Levite; a native of the isle of Cyprus, and an early convert to the Christian faith. He was a companion of the apostle Paul, and had a large share in the labors and sufferings which attended the early spread of Christianity. Acts 4:36-37; Acts 9:26-27. </p> | ||
== Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_47542" /> == | == Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_47542" /> == | ||
