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Agabus
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Ag'abus. (a locust). A Christian prophet in the apostolic age, mentioned in Acts 11:28 and Acts 21:10. He predicted, Acts 11:28, that a famine would take place in the reign of Claudius. Josephus mentions a famine which prevailed in Judea in the reign of Claudius, and swept away many of the inhabitants. (In Acts 21:10, we learn that Agabus and Paul met at Caesarea some time after this - Editor).
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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Agabus'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​a/agabus.html. 1901.
Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Agabus'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​a/agabus.html. 1901.