Bar-Nabas
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Bar-Nabas is an alternative name for Barnabas, an early Christian disciple and missionary companion of the Apostle Paul in the New Testament.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7785664 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bar-Nabas Context triple: [Barnabas, alsoKnownAs, Bar-Nabas]
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A.
Nachoragan
Nachoragan was a Byzantine military commander known for leading imperial forces during the Lazic War in the 6th century.
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B.
Argobba
Argobba is an endangered South Semitic language spoken by the Argobba people in central Ethiopia.
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C.
Barim
Barim is an alternative name for Perim Island, a strategically located island in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
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D.
Malgobek
Malgobek is a town in the North Caucasus region of Russia known for its oil industry and role in World War II.
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E.
Barin
Barin is the familiar name of Barindra Kumar Ghosh, an Indian revolutionary associated with the early nationalist movement against British rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bar-Nabas Target entity description: Bar-Nabas is an alternative name for Barnabas, an early Christian disciple and missionary companion of the Apostle Paul in the New Testament.
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A.
Nachoragan
Nachoragan was a Byzantine military commander known for leading imperial forces during the Lazic War in the 6th century.
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B.
Argobba
Argobba is an endangered South Semitic language spoken by the Argobba people in central Ethiopia.
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C.
Barim
Barim is an alternative name for Perim Island, a strategically located island in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
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D.
Malgobek
Malgobek is a town in the North Caucasus region of Russia known for its oil industry and role in World War II.
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E.
Barin
Barin is the familiar name of Barindra Kumar Ghosh, an Indian revolutionary associated with the early nationalist movement against British rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian missionary
ⓘ
New Testament person ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ early Christian disciple ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| appearsWith | John Mark ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Cyprus ⓘ |
| associatedTradition |
Cypriot Orthodox Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Orthodox Church of Cyprus
|
| associatedWith |
Jerusalem church
ⓘ
Paul the Apostle ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Paul
early Christian church in Antioch ⓘ |
| category |
1st-century Christian
ⓘ
New Testament saint ⓘ companion of Paul the Apostle ⓘ |
| describedAs | Levite from Cyprus ⓘ |
| disputedWith | Paul the Apostle over John Mark ⓘ |
| feastDay | June 11 ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Apostle (in some Christian traditions) ⓘ |
| kinship | cousin of John Mark (traditional interpretation) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
encouraging early Christian communities
ⓘ
participation in the Council of Jerusalem ⓘ supporting and endorsing Paul after his conversion ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Aramaic ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ |
| missionaryJourney | first missionary journey with Paul ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | son of encouragement ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Bar Nabas
ⓘ
linked to:
Bar-Nabas
Barnabas ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a missionary companion of Paul the Apostle
ⓘ
participation in early Christian missions ⓘ |
| origin | Jewish Christian background ⓘ |
| patronage |
Cyprus (traditional)
ⓘ
linked to:
Cyprus
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInText | companion of Paul on missionary journeys ⓘ |
| sameAs | Barnabas ⓘ |
| subsequentCompanion | John Mark after parting from Paul ⓘ |
| tookPartIn | Council of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| traditionallyVeneratedAs |
saint in some Protestant traditions
ⓘ
saint in the Anglican Communion ⓘ saint in the Catholic Church ⓘ saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bar-Nabas Description of subject: Bar-Nabas is an alternative name for Barnabas, an early Christian disciple and missionary companion of the Apostle Paul in the New Testament.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Joseph
linked to: Bar-Nabas