Bible Character: Elymas the Magician

Bible character Elymas was a magician who served as an advisor to a Roman official in Cyprus. When the official invited St. Paul to speak at his home, Elymas kept interrupting and objecting. He soon learned the foolishness of getting in the way of Paul.

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