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NATHANAEL

(Gk. Nathanaḗl)

1. An ancestor of Judith (Jdt. 8:1).

2. A priest ordered to divorce his non-Israelite wife (1 Esdr. 9:22).

3. An Israelite mentioned only in the first and last chapters of the Gospel of John. Introduced to Jesus by Philip, he acknowledges Jesus as the Son of God and King of Israel (John 1:45-49); Jesus calls him “truly an Israelite in whom is no deceit” (v. 47). His presence with other disciples at the Sea of Galilee after Jesus’ resurrection suggests that he was one of the Twelve (John 21:2). Some have identified him with Bartholomew, in part because Bartholomew means “son of Ptolemy,” which would imply that he had another name. Also, Nathanael does not appear in the Synoptic accounts nor is Bartholomew mentioned in John.

Joe E. Lunceford






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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