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Who was Matthias in the Bible?
The Time of Jesus · ~4 BC–AD 33New Testament
Chosen to replace Judas
Matthias is a man named in the Bible, one of the apostles of Jesus. Scripture references Matthias in 2 verses (chiefly Acts).
🤯 What might Matthias 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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Acts 1:23Acts 1:26
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