An Apostle of Christ and a friend of Philip in the New Testament (John 1: 45-51). He came from Cana in Galilee (John 21: 2). Christ said that Nathanael was an Israelite without guile (John 1: 47). He and Bartholomew are generally thought to be the same person (Matt. 10: 3; Mark 3: 18; Luke 6: 14; John 1: 43-45).