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Believers are called “Christians” for the first time. 25-26 Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to find Saul. When he found him he brought him up to Antioch. Then for a whole year they met together with the Church and taught a large crowd. It was in Antioch that the disciples were first given the name of “Christians”.
Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word adur, meaning "sea" or "water". [1][2] The Adria was until the 8th century BC the main channel of the Po River into the Adriatic Sea but ceased to exist before the 1st century BC.
Jun 27, 2017 · In Scripture, yes, we see that names often had a prophetic meaning, and in biblical times parents named their children with a meaning in mind. In today’s world, names are chosen for a variety of reasons, and often not just meaning.
Anna was a “prophetess” (Luke 2:36) - i.e., a female prophet - who had been a widow for so long that she is identified by her father “Phanuel” (Luke 2:36), who presumably outlived her husband.
Dec 20, 2016 · Robert Stephanus (aka Robert Estienne) created a verse numbering system in the mid-16th century and was the first person to print a Bible with verse numbers in each chapter. The chapter and verse numbers we know and love today are direct descendants of these systems.
Adrian, also spelled Hadrian (born before 637, died 710), was a North African scholar in Anglo-Saxon England and the abbot of Saint Peter's and Saint Paul's in Canterbury. He was a noted teacher and commentator of the Bible. [1] Adrian was born between 630 and 637. [1]
Where is the "Adriatic Sea" (Acts 27:27)? Two thousand years ago, "Adriatic Sea" referred to the entire body of water east of Italy down to its southern tip.
