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It was a mixture of God, Saul, and the other apostles. They all decided that Saul needed a new name because he was such a changed person. So they re-named him Paul because that was probably a common name at the time and also a holy name.
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∙ 7y agoSaul ( Šaʾul HaTarsi) was his Hebrew name. He was probably first called Paul by the Greeks.
Pauls jewish name is Saul of Tarsus , but lt is Saul like king Saul.
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∙ 12y agoNo its from the Roman family name Paulus, which meant "small" or "humble" in Latin
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∙ 10y agoThe writer known to us as Paul of Tarsus was formerly known as Saul.
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∙ 12y agoSaul.
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