RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Elymas

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Elymas (; Ancient Greek: Ἐλύμας; c. 1st century AD), also known as Bar-Jesus (Ancient Greek: Βαριησοῦς, Imperial Aramaic: Bar-Shuma, Latin: Bariesu), is a character described in the Acts of the Apostles, chapter 13, where he is referred to as a mágos (μάγος), which the King James Bible translates as "sorcerer" and false prophet (ψευδοπροφήτης). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elymas is the 2,378th most popular religious figure (up from 2,658th in 2019). (up from 3,958th in 2019)

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Among religious figures, Elymas ranks 2,378 out of 3,187Before him are Domenico Mezzadri, Peire Cardenal, Philip II, Metropolitan of Moscow, Dominic of Silos, Dimitry of Rostov, and Attilio Nicora. After him are Marguerite Bourgeoys, Nicholas of Lyra, Giuseppe Petrocchi, Sylvester Gozzolini, Antonio Innocenti, and Domenico Agostini.

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