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Cephas

People · Updated 2026-05-07

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Cephas is the Aramaic name Jesus gave to Simon son of Jonah, meaning "rock"; it is the same name rendered in Greek as Peter. Paul uses Cephas alongside Peter in the epistles, but both refer to the apostle and fisherman from Bethsaida.

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