- cananaean
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cananaean — … Useful english dictionary
apostle — apostlehood, apostleship, n. /euh pos euhl/, n. 1. any of the early followers of Jesus who carried the Christian message into the world. 2. (sometimes cap.) any of the original 12 disciples called by Jesus to preach the gospel: Simon Peter, the… … Universalium
Simon the Apostle, Saint — ▪ Christian Apostle also called Simon the Zealot flourished 1st century AD died , Persia or Edessa, Greece?; Western feast day October 28, Eastern feast day June 19 one of the Twelve Apostles. In the Gospels of Mark and Matthew, he bears the… … Universalium
Simon — The abbreviated form of Simeon. 1) One of the twelve apostles, called the Canaanite (Matt. 10:4; Mark 3:18). This word Canaanite does not mean a native of Canaan, but is derived from the Syriac word Kanean or Kaneniah, which was the name of … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Zealots — Those prepared to take up arms against the Romans occupying Palestine. As a group they came into existence at the beginning of the Jewish rebellion in 66 CE, but there was much social unrest as early as 6 CE, when Judas the Galilean led a revolt… … Dictionary of the Bible
cananean — noun see cananaean … Useful english dictionary
