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Barsabbas or Barsabas is a surname used in the Acts of the Apostles, to refer to two persons:
- Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus. He was a candidate to fill the vacancy among the Twelve Apostles. Acts 1:23
- Judas Barsabbas, an emissary of the Church of Jerusalem to the Church at Antioch. Acts 15:22
The name denotes either
- a literal son of a man called Sabbas
- a symbolic name, meaning son of sabbath or rest, or of return
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