After his conversion Paul (Saul) became an apostle to the gentiles. He primarily preached to these non-Jews.
Saul was born and raised in Tarsus, a city in the Roman province of Cilicia, which is in modern-day Turkey.
Saul was a Pharisee and a persecutor of early Christians before his conversion to Christianity on the road to Damascus. After his conversion, he became known as Paul and became one of the most influential figures in spreading the teachings of Christianity.
No, Paul of Samosata and Paul Saul of Tarsus are not the same person. Paul of Samosata was a bishop of Antioch in the 3rd century who held unorthodox views on the nature of Jesus, while Paul of Tarsus, known as Saint Paul, was an apostle and early Christian missionary who wrote many of the New Testament letters.
King Saul and Jesus were not contemporaneous: Jesus died about 32 or 33AD but King Saul died about 1010BC. However, Paul the Apostle came from Tarsus and changed his name to 'Saul 'upon his conversion.
The gates of Damascus were guarded by the Jews who were living there during Saul's conversion. They were helping Saul before he became Paul.
Paul was the new name of Saul of Tarsus.
Before his conversion he was known as Saul of Tarsus.
Saul of Tarsus after he had a vision of Christ & a conversion while on the road to Damascus.
Saul began preaching Jesus within days of his conversion. See Acts 9:1-20.
There are three separate accounts of his conversion in the New testament. But it's the same conversion experience being described.
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Tarsus
Saul of Tarsus, later known as the apostle Paul, was a future Christian who watched Stephen being martyred. This event deeply impacted Paul, eventually leading to his conversion to Christianity on the road to Damascus.
Saul was born and raised in Tarsus, a city in the Roman province of Cilicia, which is in modern-day Turkey.
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If you ask on Saul the apostle then it is Tarsus , in Asia Minor today's Turkey.