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Manaen, a prophet and teacher, was part of the church at Antioch.
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Manaen was a prophet and teacher in the early Christian church at Antioch. He is mentioned alongside other prominent figures such as Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, and Saul (later known as Paul). Manaen is described as having been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, indicating that he may have had a connection to the Herodian royal family. As a prophet and teacher, Manaen played a role in the worship, instruction, and leadership of the church at Antioch (Act.13.1).
Part of: Paul's Circle · The Herods
Acts lists the Antioch leaders: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch), and Saul. The list mixes a Cypriot Levite, a man from Cyrene, and one raised alongside Herod's court circle.
Sources: Scripture
Manaen is described as having been brought up with Herod the tetrarch before becoming a prophet and teacher at Antioch beside Barnabas and Saul. The Greek syntrophos may mean foster-brother or childhood companion.
Sources: Scripture
Luke alone reports the news of Herod hearing about Jesus, the warning about "that fox", and Jesus before Herod. Because Joanna and Manaen had Herodian ties, some suggest they were Luke's sources.
Sources: Richard Bauckham, Gospel Women
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Consoler, a Christian teacher at Antioch. Nothing else is known of him beyond what is stated in Acts 13:1, where he is spoken of as having been brought up with (Gr. syntrophos; rendered in R.V. “foster brother” of) Herod, i.e., Herod Antipas, the tetrach, who, with his brother Archelaus, was educated at Rome.
(comforter) is mentioned in (Acts 13:1) as one of the teachers and prophets in the church at Antioch at the time of the appointment of Saul and Barnabas as missionaries to the heathen. He is said to have been brought up with Herod Antipas. He was probably his foster-brother.
a comforter; a leader
MAN'AEN (consoler), one of the teachers of the church of Antioch, and foster-brother of Herod Antipas the tetrarch. Acts 13:1.
MAN'AEN (consoler), one of the teachers of the church of Antioch, and foster-brother of Herod Antipas the tetrarch. Acts 13:1.
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Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
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