Paul in the Bible — the Hebrew name and what it means
פּוֹלוֹס
Persecutor turned apostle — the chosen vessel who carried the Name to the nations.
Also called
Saul שָׁאוּל — Sha'ul of Tarsus — his Hebrew name, after Israel's first king
The moments that made Paul
Acts 7:58Consenting at Stephen's stoning
Acts 9:3The light on the Damascus road
Acts 9:15“A chosen vessel unto me”
Acts 13:2Sent out from Antioch by the Spirit
Acts 17:22Mars' hill — the unknown God declared
2Cor 12:2Caught up to the third heaven
Acts 28:16He arrives a prisoner at Rome
2Tim 4:7“I have fought a good fight”
How often the name appears
Paul is named 167 times in the New Testament.
Every mention — New Testament
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