Cyprus
A place in the Bible
A large island in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Syria. Barnabas came from Cyprus.
What happened here
- Barnabas: his name was Joseph. He was a Levite, born on the island of Cyprus. The apostles gave him the name Barnabas.
- The mission: Barnabas and Saul sailed to Cyprus and preached in the synagogues of Salamis, with John Mark as their helper.
- Again: later, Barnabas took Mark with him to Cyprus.
Today
Cyprus is a country today, on the same island.
Where it appears in the Bible
Acts 4:36; Acts 13:4-5; Acts 15:39
What the Bible says
Acts 4:36
And Joseph, who, by the apostles, was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, by interpretation, The son of consolation,) a Levite, a Cyprian born,
Acts 13:4-5
4So they being sent by the Holy Ghost, went to Seleucia: and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. 5And when they were come to Salamina, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John also in the ministry.
Acts 15:39
And there arose a dissension, so that they departed one from another; and Barnabas indeed taking Mark, sailed to Cyprus.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), “Cyprus”; Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), “Cyprus”