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Where Paul Abode: Inns and Hosts in the Apostolic Missions

In the grand narrative of the New Testament, as the Gospel of Christ surged forth from Jerusalem to the farthest reaches of the known world, the indefatigable Apostle Paul stands as a monumental figure. His apostolic missions, spanning thousands of miles across land and sea, were not merely journeys of geographical expanse but also profound odyssey...

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Of Public Houses and Wayside Inns in Roman Provinces

In the vast expanse of the Roman Empire, whose mighty legions and intricate network of roads stretched from the sun-drenched shores of Britannia to the arid plains of the East, a distinct form of lodging emerged to cater to the ceaseless flow of travelers: the public houses and wayside inns. These establishments, known by various Latin names such a...

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Paul the Apostle in Wikipedia

Paul of Tarsus, also called Paul the Apostle, the Apostle Paul, and Saint Paul, (Ancient Greek: Σαούλ (Saul), Σαῦλος (Saulos), and Παῦλος (Paulos); Latin: Paulus or Paullus; Hebrew: שאול התרסי‎ Šaʾul HaTarsi (Saul of Tarsus)[3] (c. 5 BC - c. 67 AD ),[2] was a Jew[4] who called himself the "Apostle to the Gentiles". According to the Acts of the...

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Paul Scripture - 1 Thessalonians 1:1

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians [which is] in God the Father and [in] the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ....

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Paul Scripture - 2 Timothy 1:1

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,...

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Paul Scripture - Ephesians 1:1

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:...

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Paul in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

LITERATURE I. Sources. 1. The Acts: For discussion of the historical value of the Acts of the Apostles see the article on that subject. It is only necessary to say here that the view of Sir W.M. Ramsay in general is accepted as to the trustworthiness of Luke, whose authorship of the Acts is accepted and proved by Harnack (Die Apostelgeschichte...

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Paul in Naves Topical Bible

-Also called SAUL Ac 8:1; 9:1; 13:9 -From the tribe of Benjamin, Ro 11:1; Php 3:5 -Personal appearance of 2Co 10:1,10; 11:6 -Born in the city of Tarsus Ac 9:11; 21:39; 22:3 -Educated at Jerusalem in the school of Gamaliel Ac 22:3; 26:4 -A zealous Pharisee Ac 22:3; 23:6; 26:5; 2Co 11:22; Ga 1:14; Php 3:5 -A Roman citizen Ac 16:37; 22:25...

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Paul in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(small, little). Nearly all the original materials for the life St. Paul are contained in the Acts of the Apostles and in the Pauline epistles. Paul was born in Tarsus, a city of Cilicia. (It is not improbable that he was born between A.D. 0 and A.D. 5.) Up to the time of his going forth as an avowed preacher of Christ to the Gentiles, the apo...

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Paul in Easton's Bible Dictionary

=Saul (q.v.) was born about the same time as our Lord. His circumcision-name was Saul, and probably the name Paul was also given to him in infancy "for use in the Gentile world," as "Saul" would be his Hebrew home-name. He was a native of Tarsus, the capital of Cilicia, a Roman province in the south-east of Asia Minor. That city stood on t...

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