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News of this reached the ears of the Messianic community in Yerushalayim, and they sent Bar-Nabba to Antioch.
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On arriving and seeing for himself the grace of God at work, he was glad; and he encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with their whole hearts;
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for he was a good man, full of the Ruach HaKodesh and trust.
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Then Bar-Nabba went off to Tarsus to look for Sha'ul;
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and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. They met with the congregation there for a whole year and taught a sizeable crowd. Also it was in Antioch that the talmidim for the first time were called "Messianic."
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During this time, some prophets came down from Yerushalayim to Antioch;
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and one of them named Agav stood up and through the Spirit predicted that there was going to be a severe famine throughout the Roman Empire. (It took place while Claudius was Emperor.)
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So the talmidim decided to provide relief to the brothers living in Y'hudah, each according to his means;
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and they did it, sending their contribution to the elders in the care of Bar-Nabba and Sha'ul.