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    Barnabas

    BAR-nuh-bus

    Aramaic
    Boy
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Son of encouragement
    Origin
    Aramaic
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Barnabas appears in the King James Bible, including Acts 4:36.
    First appears in
    Acts — Acts and the early church
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Barnabas' name calls us to be encouragers. His life shows that believing in people — especially those others have written off — can unleash extraordinary potential for God's kingdom.
    King James verses
    • Acts 4:36

      "And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus."

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