Joseph

"Remover", "Increaser." Surnamed Barsabas;1 also called Justus. He was one of those who "companied with the apostles all the time that Jesus went out and in among them,"2 and was one of the candidates for the place of Judas.

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References

Notes

  1. Acts 1:23.
  2. Acts 1:21.

Source

  • Easton, M.G. (1897). Easton's Bible Dictionary. New York: Harper & Brothers.

This article incorporates text from Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897) by M.G. Easton, which is in the public domain.