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Matthias
Matthias was chosen by lot to fill the place left vacant by Judas Iscariot and was numbered with the eleven apostles. In Scripture he appears only in Acts 1.
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- Joseph BarsabbasPeople
Joseph Barsabbas was a disciple in the early church who was put forward, together with Matthias, as a candidate to fill the apostolic office left vacant by Judas Iscariot. He was surnamed Justus, and when lots were cast, Matthias was chosen.
- Acts 1Bible
Acts 1 is the chapter in which the risen Jesus appears to his disciples over forty days, promises the Holy Spirit, and ascends into heaven, and in which the disciples cast lots to appoint Matthias to the place of Judas Iscariot.
- AceldamaBible
Aceldama is a field near Jerusalem associated with the money for which Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus; its name means "field of blood" in Aramaic. The name appears in Acts 1, and Matthew 27 calls the same field "the field of blood."
- Acts 2Bible
Acts 2 is the chapter in which the Holy Spirit comes upon the disciples on the day of Pentecost and, following Peter's sermon, about three thousand people are baptized, marking the beginning of the church in Jerusalem.