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Who was Bartholomew in the Bible?

The Time of Jesus · ~4 BC–AD 33New Testament

One of the twelve apostles

Bartholomew is a man named in the Bible, one of the apostles of Jesus. Scripture references Bartholomew in 4 verses (chiefly Matthew, Mark, Luke).

🤯 What might Bartholomew have looked like?

A first-century man of Roman Judea or Galilee — most likely olive-skinned, dark-haired and bearded, in an ankle-length woven tunic with an outer cloak and sandals.

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Verses that mention Bartholomew

Matthew 10:3Mark 3:18Luke 6:14Acts 1:13

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People & family data: Theographic Bible Metadata © Robert Rouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.