Freedmen
The Freedmen, mentioned in Acts 6:9, were likely former Jewish slaves who had been granted freedom and had their own synagogue in Jerusalem.
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Summary
Group of Jews in the New Testament; called the Freedmen (Λιβερτῖνος).
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- ΛιβερτῖνοςFreedmen
Mentions
- But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They disputed with Stephen,