Bar-jona

Bar-jona [N]

son of Jonah, the patronymic of Peter ( Matthew 16:17 ;  John 1:42 ), because his father's name was Jonas. (See PETER .) 

 

These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
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