(1) Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated ttnto the gospel of God. The apostle's original name was Saul, the demanded^ or asked for. It was common among the Jews and other oriental nations ■o change the names of individuals on the occurrence of any remarkable event in their lives, as in the case of Abraham and Jacob, Gen. 17:5
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