Barsabbas

Barsabbas or Barsabas is a surname used in the Acts of the Apostles, to refer to two persons:

• Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus. He was a candidate to fill the vacancy among the Twelve Apostles. Acts 1:23
• Judas Barsabbas, an emissary of the Church of Jerusalem to the Church at Antioch. Acts 15:22

The name denotes either

• a literal son of a man called Sabbas
• a symbolic name, meaning son of sabbath or rest, or of return

See also

• Barshabba
• Barsabias