Sean Paul is from Kingston, Jamaica.
Paul says: ". . . I am a Pharisee, descended from Pharisees..."(Acts 23:6) ..."an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin." (Romans 11:1/Philippians 3:5)
Paul, formerly Saul of Tarsus was a Roman citizen. I don't know that the word 'tribe' would actually apply to him as it might to Jesus (Tribe of David) or Mary Magdalene (Tribe of Benjamin) or the 12 original desciples.
The Israelite tribe that turned Samson over to the Philistines for money was the tribe of Judah. They handed him over in exchange for silver.
Yes, although he was not a disciple of the living Jesus, he was an apostle and traditionally referred to as "the Apostle Paul" or "Saint Paul".
No; Paul was a Pharisee. See Philippians 3:5.
Paul says: ". . . I am a Pharisee, descended from Pharisees..."(Acts 23:6) ..."an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin." (Romans 11:1/Philippians 3:5)
The apostle Paul (Saul) was from the tribe of Benjamin. (Philippians 3:4-5)In Romans 11:1:"I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin."Paul was from the tribe of Benjamin. Philippians 3 versus 1 through 4.Philippians 3:5 (ASV)5 circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;
Paul, formerly Saul of Tarsus was a Roman citizen. I don't know that the word 'tribe' would actually apply to him as it might to Jesus (Tribe of David) or Mary Magdalene (Tribe of Benjamin) or the 12 original desciples.
I believe it was St. Paul, originally called Saul of Tarsus.
He was Jewish, an Israelite.
The answer is found in Philippians 3:5 which reads ....."of the stock of Israel, ofthe tribe of Benjamin".........Your question asks - "what.... was he named after": Paul wasn't named after the tribe of Benjamin, he was a descendant of that tribe, one of the 12 tribes of Israel.
There is no apostle named John Paul. There is an apostle named John and another apostle named Paul.
Prior to his conversion, Paul was referred to as "Saul of Tarsus". Therefore it can be assumed he was born in Tarsus, although according to some sources, his parents came from Gischala, in Galilee. Tarsus was located in what is today south-central Turkey. Paul was an Israelite of the tribe of Benjamin. The date and year of his birth is not known, although dates such as 5 AD have been suggested.
He called himself the Apostle to the Gentiles.
There is no apostle named John Paul. There is an apostle named John and another apostle named Paul.
Paul wasn't stoned - he was beheaded.
The apostle who never married was the Apostle Paul.