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John of Patmos

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John of Patmos (also called John the Revelator, John the Divine, John the Theologian; Ancient Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Θεολόγος, romanized: Iōannēs ho Theologos) is the name traditionally given to the author of the Book of Revelation. Revelation 1:9 states that John was on Patmos, an Aegean island off the coast of Roman Asia, where according to most biblical historians, he was exiled as a result of anti-Christian persecution under the Roman emperor Domitian. Christian tradition has considered the Book of Revelation's writer to be the same person as John the Apostle, though some Christian scholars since medieval times have separated the disciple from the writer of Revelation. A minority of ancient clerics and scholars, such as Eusebius (d. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John of Patmos is the 1,657th most popular religious figure (up from 1,777th in 2019), the 178th most popular biography from Israel (up from 210th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Israeli Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, John of Patmos ranks 1,657 out of 3,187. Before him are Evodius, Ajahn Chah, Bartolomé Carranza, Emil Brunner, Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria, and Bezalel. After him are Christian Mortensen, Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda, Wolf Messing, Nicola Canali, Nathan, and Shenoute.

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Among people born in 50, John of Patmos ranks 29. Before him are Titus Flavius Clemens, Archippus, Giru of Baekje, Veleda, Andronicus of Pannonia, and Evodius. After him are Prasutagus, Cartimandua, Antiochus IV of Commagene, Tigranes VI of Armenia, Aulus Caecina Alienus, and Publius Valerius Comazon. Among people deceased in 100, John of Patmos ranks 58. Before him are Livia Orestilla, Agrippa the Skeptic, Tiridates III of Parthia, Archippus, Veleda, and Andronicus of Pannonia. After him are Epaphras, Lucilius Junior, Dares Phrygius, Aristarchus of Thessalonica, Claudia Marcella Major, and Liu Penzi.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, John of Patmos ranks 178 out of 466. Before him are Chaim Topol (1935), Esther Ofarim (1941), Khalil al-Wazir (1935), Assi Dayan (1945), Emile Habibi (1922), and Moses ben Jacob Cordovero (1522). After him are Michel Sabbah (1933), Eliahu Inbal (1936), Ahmed Jibril (1938), Dalia Itzik (1952), Yuval Ne'eman (1925), and Shulamit Aloni (1928).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Israel

Among religious figures born in Israel, John of Patmos ranks 53. Before him are Mariam Baouardy (1846), Al-Tabarani (873), Shoghi Effendi (1897), Angelus of Jerusalem (1185), Procopius of Scythopolis (250), and Moses ben Jacob Cordovero (1522). After him are Michel Sabbah (1933), Narcissus of Jerusalem (95), and Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas (1843).

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