Agabus

A man, in the time of the New Testament · named in 2 verses

Agabus, a prophet, foretold a famine and Paul's arrest in Jerusalem.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

A "prophet," probably one of the seventy disciples of Christ. He prophesied at Antioch of an approaching famine (Acts 11:27, 28). Many years afterwards he met Paul at Caesarea, and warned him of the bonds and affliction that awaited him at Jerusalem should he persist in going thither (Acts 21:10-12).

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

First named at Acts 11:28.

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Verses that name Agabus

Acts 11:28 One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. (This happened under Claudius.)
Acts 21:10 After we had been there several days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.