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1 Thess 1:1 Paul (c. 5 AD – c. 67 AD) was a Benjamite (Rom. 11:1) from the Greek city of Tarsus (Acts 21:39). The Roman name “Paul” means “the little one” and his former Hebrew name “Saul” means “in demand”. Initially called “Saul”, Paul was a strict Pharisee who persecuted Christians in their zeal for God (Acts 22:4). On …
Acts 17:1-4 Thessalonica was the capital of the Roman province of Macedonia and had about 200,000 inhabitants at the time. It is interesting to note that Paul passed through the cities of Amphipolis and Apollonia on his journey from Philippi to Thessalonica. All of these cities were within a day’s walk of each other on the main Roman road called …