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or "son of comforter". One theory is that this is from the Aramaic ?? ????, , meaning 'son (of) consolation'. Another theory derives the name from Aramaic ?? ????, , meaning "son of the prophet". In the Syriac Bible, the explanation of Barnabas's name in Acts 4:36 is translated ??? ?????? "son of consolation." In any case, the author of Acts embraces this etymology of Barnabas's name by creating a wordplay

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