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Bar-jesus

Bar-jesus (bär-jē´zəs), called Elymas (ĕl´Ĭmăs), in the New Testament, Jewish sorcerer at Paphos who tried to divert a prospective Christian convert and was cursed with blindness.

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Elymas

Elymas (ĕl´Ĭmăs), the same as Bar-jesus.

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