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Barsabas

Joseph Barsabas, surnamed Justus, was one of the first disciples of Jesus Christ, and probably one of the seventy. When St. Barsabas is rendered in the installed Bible Names resource as “son of return; son of rest.” This unified study connects 6 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
  • Historical Reference: Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869)
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  • Historical Reference: A Biblical and Theological Dictionary
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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
G0923
Greek
Βαρσαβᾶς · Barsabâs
Name meaning
son of return; son of rest According to Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Strong’s and original-language information

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

Βαρσαβᾶς

G0923
Transliteration
Barsabâs
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

Barsabas

Lexicon definition

son of Sabas (or Tsaba)

Bar-sabas, the name of two Israelites

Hebrew lexical coverage

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Complete dictionary entries

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Barsabas

son of return; son of rest

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A Biblical and Theological Dictionary

BARSABAS

Joseph Barsabas, surnamed Justus, was one of the first disciples of Jesus Christ, and probably one of the seventy. When St. Peter proposed to the disciples to fill up the place of Judas the traitor, by choosing another Apostle, Acts i, 21, Barsabas was nominated along with Matthias; but the lot fell on Matthias, who was therefore numbered with the eleven Apostles. We know nothing farther of the life of this Barsabas. 2. BARSABAS was also the surname of Judas, one of the principal disciples mentioned, Acts xv, 22, &c. Barsabas and some others were sent by the Apostles, with Paul and Barnabas, to Antioch, and carried a letter with them from the Apostles, signifying what the council at Jerusalem had decreed. After the reading of the letter to the brethren, which was received with joy, Barsabas and Silas continued here some time longer, instructing and confirming the brethren; after which Silas and Barsabas returned to Jerusalem. This is all we know of Barsabas Judas.

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Topical Bible

Nave's Topical Bible

BARSABAS

Entry:
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Indexed references: 2

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Bible Names

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Barsabas

Meaning:
son of return; son of rest

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