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Bar-jesus

Son of Joshua, the patronymic of Elymas the sorcerer (Acts 13:6), who met Paul and Barnabas at Paphos. Elymas is a word of Arabic origin meaning “wise.”

In the Bible

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Verses where Bar-jesus is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Acts 13:6

    They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus,

Scripture on Bar-jesus

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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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