Bible Dictionaries
Bar-Jesus
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Son of Joshua, the patronymic of Elymas the sorcerer (Acts 13:6 ), who met Paul and Barnabas at Paphos. Elymas is a word of Arabic origin meaning "wise." Copyright Statement
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Bar-Jesus'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/b/bar-jesus.html. 1897.