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Bartholomew

People's Dictionary of the Bible

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Bartholomew (bär-thŏl'o-mew), son of Tolmai. One of the twelve apostles. Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:11; Acts 1:13. He is named in connection with Philip, and seems to have been the same person whom John calls Nathanael, John 1:45-51, and mentions among the other apostles, John 21:2.

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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Bartholomew'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​rpd/​b/bartholomew.html. 1893.
 
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