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Jupiter
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Jupiter in the Bible Dictionary
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Equivalent to Zeus, a Greek and Roman deity
Acts 14:12, 13; 19:35
12 And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
Acts 14:1213 Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.
Acts 14:1335 And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?
Acts 19:35
From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), by Orville J. Nave.
