Andrew
The name means: “Manly.”
Home: Bethsaida and Capernaum on the northwest coast of the Sea of Galilee.
Family: Son of Jonah; brother of Simon Peter.
Occupation: Fisherman; Jesus’ disciple and according to tradition, an apostle to Scythia (a region that includes parts of modern-day Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan among others).
Best known as: The person who introduced Peter to the Lord.
Taken from The Modern Life Study Bible
“One of the two who heard John speak and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.”
John 1:40
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