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Known first as Joseph but renamed Barnabas ('Son of Encouragement') by the apostles in Jerusalem, he was a Levite from Cyprus who shared his property with the church. He introduced the newly converted Paul to the apostles and later became Paul's missionary companion, traveling together on the first missionary journey. His ministry bridged the Jerusalem church and the growing Gentile missions.

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"Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas, and some others of them, to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question."

Acts 15