Means "rock" in Aramaic. The apostle Simon was called Cephas by Jesus because he was to be the rock upon which the Christian church was to be built. In most versions of the New Testament Cephas is translated into Greek Πετρος (Petros) (in English Peter).
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347 posted on 05/20/2015 7:50:11 PM PDT by terycarl
(COMMON SENSE PREVAILS OVERALL)