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Bartholomew (the Apostle)
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bar-thol'-o-mu (son of Tolmai, a son that suspends the waters)
RELATED: Apostle(s), Jesus, Nathanael |
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
Son of Tolmai, one of the twelve apostles ( Matthew
10:3 ; Acts
1:13 ); generally supposed to have been the same as Nathanael. In the synoptic
gospels Philip and Bartholomew are always mentioned together, while Nathanael
is never mentioned; in the fourth gospel, on the other hand, Philip and Nathanael
are similarly mentioned together, but nothing is said of Bartholomew. He was one
of the disciples to whom our Lord appeared at the Sea of Tiberias after his resurrection
( John
21:2 ). He was also a witness of the Ascension ( Acts
1:4 , 1:12
, 1:13
). He was an "Israelite indeed" ( John
1:47 ).
Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names
a son that suspends the waters
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(son of Tolmai) One of the twelve apostles of Christ. ( Matthew
10:3 ; Mark
3:18 ; Luke
6:14 ; Acts
1:13 ) It has been not improperly conjectured that he is identical
with Nathanael. ( John
1:45 ). He is said to have preached the gospel in India, that is, probably,
Arabia Felix, and according to some in Armenia.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
bar-thol'-o-mu (Bartholomaios, i.e. "son of Tolmai or Tolmai"):
One of the Twelve Apostles (Matthew
10:3 ; Mark
3:18 ; Luke
6:14 ; Acts
1:13). There is no further reference to him in the New Testament. According
to the "Genealogies of the Twelve Apostles" (Budge, Contendings of the Apostles,
II, 50) "Bartholomew was of the house of Naphtali. Now his name was formerly John,
but our Lord changed it because of John the son of Zebedee, His beloved." A "Gospel
of Bartholomew" is mentioned by Hieronymus (Comm. Proem ad Matth.), and Gelasius
gives the tradition that Bartholomew brought the Hebrew gospel of Matthew to India.
In the "Preaching of Bartholomew in the Oasis" (compare Budge, II, 90) he is referred
to as preaching probably in the oasis of Al Bahnasa, and according to the "Preaching
of Andrew and Bartholomew" he labored among the Parthians (Budge, II, 183). The
"Martyrdom of Bartholomew" states that he was placed in a sack and cast into the
sea.
From the 9th century onward, Bartholomew has generally been identified with Nathanael,
but this view has not been conclusively established.
See NATHANAEL
C. M. Kerr
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apostle, bartholomew, bible commentary, bible history, bible reference, bible study, john, nathanael
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