Bartholomew

Bahr-thol´uh-myoo

One of the twelve apostles, about whom little is known. His name appears in all of the NT apostolic lists (Matt 10:2-4; Mark 3:16-19; Luke 6:14-16; Acts 1:13), but nowhere else in the NT. Because “Bartholomew” follows “Philip” in three of the lists (Matthew, Mark, and Luke), some scholars have identified him with the “Nathanael” whom Philip brought to Jesus (John 1:45-51; Bartholomew is never mentioned in John, nor is Nathanael in Matthew, Mark, or Luke).