Who did Paul and Barnabas meet on the island of Paphos in Acts 13?
In Acts 13:6, as Paul began his missionary journey among the Gentiles, they came to Paphos and encountered a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus, who was attached to the Roman deputy or governor Sergius Paulus. The island was primarily Gentile and under Roman dominion.
Les explains that Paul is now beginning his missionary journey out among the Gentiles, and the church in Antioch is sending him and Barnabas out. When they come to the island of Paphos, they run across a sorcerer and false prophet, but he was a Jew. The island is primarily Gentile and no doubt under Roman dominion. The sorcerer's name is Bar-Jesus, and he is with the deputy or governor of the country, the Roman Sergius Paulus. Les notes this Acts 13 account as a brief preview in the Romans 11 discussion.
And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus: