Apostle
From:
A Dictionary of Biblical Words and Phrases
By:
Alfred Taylor Schofield
—one sent forth. A special name given by Jesus to twelve of His disciples (Luke 6:13), afterward extended to others, as Paul, Barnabas, &c. The qualification for the twelve apostles is stated in Acts 1:21, 22.
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