Barnabas
PersonA man living at the time of the New Testament, first mentioned at Act.4.36) referred to as Barnabas (Βαρνάβας), or Joseph (Ἰωσήφ), or Joses (Ἰωσῆς); his mother was Mary; a brother of Mary.
Their thread through Scripture
- Acts 4:36
Joses, who by the apostles was also called Barnabas (which is, being interpreted, Son of Encouragement), a Levite, a man of Cyprus by race,