Who was Judas Barsabas?

The story of Judas Barsabas

Judas Barsabas is a leader of the Jerusalem church whom Acts names as one of the chosen men sent to Antioch. After the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to send men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, they chose Judas surnamed Barsabas and Silas, whom Acts calls chief men among the brethren (Acts 15:22). He is a different man from Joseph called Barsabas, surnamed Justus, who was put forward with Matthias as a candidate to fill the place left by Judas Iscariot (Acts 1:23).

Name origin

Hebrew name with Aramaic surname

Role

Leader in the Jerusalem church