Manaen

A prophet and teacher in the church at Antioch during the New Testament, mentioned in Acts 13:1.

About Manaen

One of the prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch (Acts 13:1). The Bible identifies him as a close companion of Herod the tetrarch. (A tetrarch was a ruler who governed one of four parts of a region.) The name Manaen is a Greek form of the Hebrew name Menahem.

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Key References

Acts 13:1

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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Acts 13:1

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.