Onesimos Nesib, was a native Oromo who converted to Lutheran Christianity and translated the Christian Bible into the Oromo language. His parents named him Hika as a baby, meaning "Translator"; he took the name "Onesimus", after the Biblical character, upon converting to Christianity. Onesimos Nesib is included in the American Lutheran Book of Worship as a saint, who commemorate his life 21 June. The Mekane Yesus Church honored him by naming their seminary in Addis Ababa for him.

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  • Onesimos Nesib, was a native Oromo who converted to Lutheran Christianity and translated the Christian Bible into the Oromo language. His parents named him Hika as a baby, meaning "Translator"; he took the name "Onesimus", after the Biblical character, upon converting to Christianity. Onesimos Nesib is included in the American Lutheran Book of Worship as a saint, who commemorate his life 21 June. The Mekane Yesus Church honored him by naming their seminary in Addis Ababa for him.
  • Onesimos Nesib war ein Oromo, der zum Evangelisch-Lutherischen Christentum übertrat und die Bibel ins Oromo übersetzte. Sein Geburtsname war Hika; den Namen Onesimus, nach der biblischen Person, nahm er an, als er zum Christentum konvertierte.
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  • Onesimus Nesib;Hika Nesib
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  • ca. 1856
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  • Onesimos Nesib
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  • Ethiopian converted Lutheran missionary
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  • Onesimos Nesib, was a native Oromo who converted to Lutheran Christianity and translated the Christian Bible into the Oromo language. His parents named him Hika as a baby, meaning "Translator"; he took the name "Onesimus", after the Biblical character, upon converting to Christianity. Onesimos Nesib is included in the American Lutheran Book of Worship as a saint, who commemorate his life 21 June. The Mekane Yesus Church honored him by naming their seminary in Addis Ababa for him.
  • Onesimos Nesib war ein Oromo, der zum Evangelisch-Lutherischen Christentum übertrat und die Bibel ins Oromo übersetzte. Sein Geburtsname war Hika; den Namen Onesimus, nach der biblischen Person, nahm er an, als er zum Christentum konvertierte.
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  • Onesimos Nesib
  • Onesimos Nesib
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