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- proper noun biblical An
Apostle in the Gospel of John; usually identified withBartholomew . - proper noun A male
given name ; more common in the formNathaniel .
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Examples
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Not certainly from reluctance to believe, but as in Nathanael (see on [1921] Joh 1: 46) from mere dread of mistake in so vital a matter.
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Nathanael is much surprised at this, upon which Christ gives him a further proof of his omnisciency, and a kind memorial of his former devotion.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721
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Nathanael is mentioned as one of them, whom we have not met with since, ch. i.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721
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"You evidently did not think I was my real self, or you would not have been going to pass me by; I-- that is, _we_" --- at the word Nathanael's wife cast off her shyness, and grew bravely dignified -- "we came back to
Agatha's Husband A Novel Dinah Maria Mulock Craik 1856
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Compare the order wherein the disciples are called (John 1) with the order wherein they are for the most part reckoned, and you will find Bartholomew falling in at the same place with Nathanael: so that one may think he was the same with him: called Nathanael by his own name, and
From the Talmud and Hebraica 1602-1675 1979
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One of them was called Nathanael and was later the bridegroom at Cana.
The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary 1774-1824 1954
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But Philip went to a friend of his, a very good man called Nathanael, also called Bartholomew, and he told him that he had found Jesus of Nazareth, the Messiah, and begged him to come and see Him.
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Among these brethren, many of whom were priests, Feneberg was called Nathanael and his two assistants Markus and Silas.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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"I am called Nathanael -- it is an old family name -- Nathanael Locke Harper."
Agatha's Husband A Novel Dinah Maria Mulock Craik 1856
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It is practically certain, however, that he is the man called Nathanael in John's Gospel -- the one whom Christ designated as "an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile." [
Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern James Edward Talmage 1897
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