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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Barsabas (Man living at the time of the New Testament)
Son of Sabas, a surname two men carry in Acts. This one is Joseph, also called Justus, one of the two put forward to take Judas's place among the twelve.
Son of Sabas, a surname two men carry in Acts. This one is Joseph, also called Justus, one of the two put forward to take Judas's place among the twelve.
Barsabas, meaning son of Sabas, was a surname carried by two different men in Acts. Joseph Barsabas, also called Justus, was one of the two candidates put forward to replace Judas among the twelve apostles (Acts 1:23). Judas Barsabas was a prophet in the Jerusalem church sent along with Paul and Silas to deliver the council's letter to the believers in Antioch (Acts 15:22, 32). The two are unrelated beyond sharing the same family name.
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- Acts 1:23
