RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Elymas

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Elymas (; Ancient Greek: Ἐλύμας; c. 1st century AD), also known as Bar-Jesus (Ancient Greek: Βαριησοῦς, Imperial Aramaic: Bar-Shuma, Latin: Bariesu), is a character described in the Acts of the Apostles, chapter 13, where he is referred to as a mágos (μάγος), which the King James Bible translates as "sorcerer" and false prophet (ψευδοπροφήτης). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elymas has received more than 311,300 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Elymas is the 2,659th most popular religious figure.

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  • 310k

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  • 47.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Elymas ranks 2,659 out of 3,187. Before him are Bernard Fellay, Vincentas Sladkevičius, Alberto Suárez Inda, Pope Markianos of Alexandria, Urbano Navarrete Cortés, and Palladius. After him are Attilio Nicora, Luigi Giuseppe Lasagna, Arthur Roche, Swithun, Szilárd Bogdánffy, and Seán Patrick O'Malley.

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