At the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, Phillip brought Nathanael to Him. Jesus’ claim to be the Messiah troubled Nathanael because he knew that Nazareth, the town where Jesus grew up, was not mentioned in the Old Testament prophecies. Although skeptical, when Jesus manifested His supernatural knowledge of him (vv. 47, 48), he believed and followed Him. Nathanael is mentioned only in John’s Gospel, but there is evidence to support that he is indeed Bartholomew. John is the only one to mention Nathanael, and Bartholomew is mentioned only in the listings of the Twelve in Acts and the synoptic Gospels (Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:14; Acts 1-13); Phillip brought Nathanael to Jesus, and Bartholomew is listed together with