Difference between revisions of "Barsabas"
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== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69716" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69716" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> '''Barsabas''' (bär'sa-bas), son of Saba. 1. The surname of Joseph, also surnamed Justus, one of the first disciples of Christ. He was one of the candidates for the vacancy in the apostleship, occasioned by the fall of Judas Iscariot. Acts 1:23. 2. The surname of Judas, a [[Christian]] teacher, and one of the "chief men among the brethren." Acts 15:22; Acts 15:27; Acts 15:32. </p> | ||
== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15618" /> == | == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15618" /> == | ||
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== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71833" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71833" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> '''Bar'sabas.''' (son of Sabas or rest). See '''Joseph''' Barsabas; '''Judas''' Barsabas. </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38830" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38830" /> == | ||
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== Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_47539" /> == | == Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_47539" /> == | ||
<p> The son of return; for so the word seems to be best explained. This man was so highly esteemed by the apostles, as to be put in nomination for the apostolic office, in the room of the traitor Judas. ( | <p> The son of return; for so the word seems to be best explained. This man was so highly esteemed by the apostles, as to be put in nomination for the apostolic office, in the room of the traitor Judas. ( Acts 1:23) </p> | ||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30826" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30826" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_23372" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_23372" /> == | ||
<p> ( | <p> (Βαρσαβᾶς, a Chald. patronymic), the surname of two men. </p> <p> 1. Of JOSEPH (See [[Joseph]]) (q.v.), mentioned in Acts 1:23. </p> <p> 2. Of JUDAS (See [[Judas]]) (q.v.), mentioned in Acts 15:22. </p> | ||
== Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15195" /> == | == Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15195" /> == | ||
