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Who was Luke in the Bible?

Also known as Lucas

The Time of Jesus · ~4 BC–AD 33New Testament

Physician and gospel writer

Luke is a man named in the Bible. Scripture references Luke in 3 verses (chiefly Colossians, 2 Timothy, Philemon).

🤯 What might Luke have looked like?

A first-century man of Roman Judea or Galilee — most likely olive-skinned, dark-haired and bearded, in an ankle-length woven tunic with an outer cloak and sandals.

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Verses that mention Luke

Colossians 4:142 Timothy 4:11Philemon 1:24

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People & family data: Theographic Bible Metadata © Robert Rouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.