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Clopas
Clopas ( , ; Hebrew: possibly , ; Aramaic: חילפאי, Ḥilfài) is a figure of early Christianity. The name appears in the New Testament, specifically in John : He is often identified with another figure of a similar name, Cleophas ( ), one of the two disciples who met Christ during the road to Emmaus appearance ( ). There is some variation of the Greek manuscripts of both John 19:25 and Luke 24 as to the spelling , and the John "Clopas" is rendered "Cleophas" in the KJV.
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Clopas ( , ; Hebrew: possibly , ; Aramaic: חילפאי, Ḥilfài) is a figure of early Christianity. The name appears in the New Testament, specifically in John : He is often identified with another figure of a similar name, Cleophas ( ), one of the two disciples who met Christ during the road to Emmaus appearance ( ). There is some variation of the Greek manuscripts of both John 19:25 and Luke 24 as to the spelling , and the John "Clopas" is rendered "Cleophas" in the KJV.
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