Bible Person
Meaning: son of return; son of rest · Male · 1 cross reference
Barsabas, also called Justus, is the disciple proposed as a possible replacement for Judas in Acts 1. He belongs to the earliest circle of Jesus' followers who witnessed his ministry and resurrection. First appears in Acts 1:23.1
Name meaning
son of return; son of rest
Identity
male
First appears
Acts 1:23
AI summary: Barsabas matters because his single cross reference places him among the few men qualified to stand beside the apostles from the beginning. Though not chosen in the final lot, his presence shows the depth and faithfulness of the wider witness surrounding the apostolic band. Taken together, the material presents Barsabas as an early disciple marked by continuity with Jesus' public ministry.1
Central Figure
Barsabas
Meaning: son of return; son of rest
Surnamed Barsabas (Acts 1:23); also called Justus.
Name meaning
son of return; son of rest
Identity
male
Surnamed Barsabas (Acts 1:23); also called Justus. He was one of those who “companied with the apostles all the time that the Lord Jesus went out and in among them” (Acts 1:21), and was one of the candidates for the place of Judas. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| Acts |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.