Biblical Story And Lessons Of Blind Bartimaeus Bartimaeus was a blind beggar who sat by the roadside begging. This man must have been blind for a really long time, such that ‘blind’ was attached to his name as a title; thus he was addressed as Blind Bartimaeus. This blind beggar heard that Jesus was passing by. He recognized this as an opportunity and he started shouting for Jesus’ attention in order to be healed. The people surrounding him tried to