Nathanael

[ nuh-than-ee-uhl, -than-yuhl ]

/ nəˈθæn i əl, -ˈθæn yəl /

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noun

a disciple of Jesus, possibly Bartholomew. John 1:45–51.

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Words nearby Nathanael

nateglinide, nates, NATFHE, Nathalie, Nathan, Nathanael, Nathaniel, Nathans, natheless, Natick, natimortality

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How to use Nathanael in a sentence

Not many can see Nathanael standing under the fig-tree, and remind him of it at the needful moment.
The College, the Market, and the Court|Caroline H. Dall
He was a perfect Nathanael, and lived more in the next world than in this, as you will soon see.
Health|John Brown
He persuaded Nathanael to come and see the Master, and thereby won a new adherent.
Tuscan Sculpture of the Fifteenth Century|Estelle M. Hurll
You had only to look at the man to feel sure that you could trust him, and that, like Nathanael, there was no guile in him.
Christie, the King's Servant|Mrs. O. F. Walton

Nathanael left his seat under the fig tree, where Philip had found him, and went to see for himself.
Jesus the Christ|James Edward Talmage

British Dictionary definitions for Nathanael

Nathanael

/ (nəˈθænjəl) /

noun

New Testament a Galilean who is perhaps to be identified with the apostle Bartholomew (John 1:45–51; 21:1)

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