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Jan 4, 2022 · In Acts 11:27–30 Agabus is described as one of several prophets who came from Jerusalem to Syrian Antioch, where Paul was ministering. A prophet was one who received direct messages from God and communicated them to the people. In Acts 11, Agabus predicted (by the Holy Spirit) that a great famine “would spread over the entire Roman world ...
Agabus / ˈ æ ɡ ə b ə s / (Greek: Ἄγαβος, romanized: Hágabos; Imperial Aramaic: 𐡇𐡂𐡁, romanized: Ḥagab, Ḥagabû; Syriac: ܚܓܒ, romanized: Ḥagabo) was an early follower of Christianity from Syria mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles as a prophet.
- February 13 (Roman Catholic), March 8 (Eastern Orthodox)
The man named Agabus appears twice in the book of Acts, in Acts 11:27-28 and in Acts 21:10-11. In both instances he gave prophecies as he was a prophet from Jerusalem. Some say that Agabus is probably one of the seventy disciples whom the Lord Jesus had sent out according to Luke 10:1-12. While we will delve into this, it is important for us to ...
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Agabus was a "prophet ... from Judea" (Acts 21:10) who came to Philip the evangelist's house in Caesarea while Paul and his companions were staying there "many days" (Acts 21:10). ACTS 21:11 11 When he had come to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own hands and feet, and said, “Thus says the Holy Spirit, ‘So shall the Jews at Jerusalem ...
Agabus was a true prophet who faithfully shared the word of God, even when that message predicted future suffering. In both cases, his prophecy helped Paul prepare for the realities that lay ahead. Biblically, prophets have a responsibility to speak what the Lord commands and the people have a responsibility to heed those messages ( Deuteronomy ...
Agabus. AGABUS ăg’ ə bəs ( ̓́Αγαβος, ̔́γαβος [Nestle], derivation uncertain, חָגָב֒, H2506, locust, as a proper name, or עָגַב, H6311, to love ). A NT prophet from Judea (Jerusalem) who on two separate occasions by the Spirit made a prediction. At Antioch he formally predicted “a great famine over all the world ...
Agabus. a locust; the father's joy or feast. Smith's Bible Dictionary. Agabus. ( a locust ), a Christian prophet in the apostolic age, mentioned in ( Acts 11:28) and Acts 21:10 He predicted, ( Acts 11:28) that a famine would take place in the reign of Claudius. Josephus mentions a famine which prevailed in Judea in the reign of Claudius, and ...
