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Person

Elymas

Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Acts 13:6. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).

In the Bible

All 2 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

Acts

Acts 13:6
They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus,
Acts 13:8
But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith.

Events

Events the dataset lists Elymas as taking part in. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.

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Barnabas and Saul go to CyprusActs 13:4–12 · at Paphos, Salamis, Cyprus, Seleucia

Dictionary

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.

Read Easton’s entry

Magician or sorcerer, the Arabic name of the Jew Bar-jesus, who withstood Paul and Barnabas in Cyprus. He was miraculously struck with blindness (Acts 13:11).