Meaning of the name: a locust; the father's joy or feast. Related names are:
Judaea. The translations of Agabus in 74 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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below, from
Agabo in Spanish to
アガボ in Japanese!
And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar. (ACT 11:28)
And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus. (ACT 21:10)