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    Bar-jesus

    Βαριησοῦς

    Bar-Jesus, also known as Elymas, was a Jewish sorcerer who tried to hinder Paul and Barnabas' ministry.

    verses
    2
    first named
    Acts 13:6
    last named
    Acts 13:11
    period
    the New Testament
    role
    Man

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    Who was Bar-jesus?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Bar-Jesus, also called Elymas, was a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet encountered by Paul and Barnabas during their missionary journey on the island of Cyprus (Act.13.6-12). He was associated with Sergius Paulus, the proconsul of the island, who had summoned Paul and Barnabas to hear the word of God. However, Elymas opposed the apostles and tried to turn the proconsul away from the faith. Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, rebuked Elymas for his deceit and obstruction of the truth, declaring that he would be temporarily blinded. Immediately, Elymas lost his sight, and the proconsul, seeing what had happened, believed and was astonished at the teaching about the Lord. The name "Elymas" is said to mean "magician" or "sorcerer," while "Bar-Jesus" means "son of Jesus" or "son of Joshua." This incident demonstrates the power of the gospel over spiritual opposition and the consequences of resisting God's message.

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    How the graph connects Bar-jesus5 of 5 entities the graph connects to Bar-jesus, in one group: events 5. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.Paul2 events · 182 versesFaith1 event · 146 versesBarnabas2 events · 28 versesPaphos1 event · 2 versesSergius Paulus1 event · 1 verseBar-jesus

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    Where the story of Bar-jesus happensThe one place the claims about Bar-jesus reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Paphos. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Bar-jesus there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Paphos
    the New TestamentThe one place the claims about Bar-jesus reach

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    1. Acts2 verses

      13:613:8

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    ElsewhereIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribesElsewhereDavidAnointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus ChristElsewhereJudahIsraelite tribe, kingdom, and province

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