Elymas

Elymas

Elymas (; Ancient Greek: Ἐλύμας; c. 1st century AD), also known as Bar-Jesus (Ancient Greek: Βαριησοῦς, Imperial Aramaic: Bar-Shuma, Latin: Bariesu), is a figure 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 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Elymas is the 2,373rd most popular religious figure (up from 2,653rd in 2024). (up from 3,958th in 2019)