Why was pharisee saul's name changed to paul, and what's the difference in the meanings of the two names

God had a reasoning for changing people names. Starting even in the old testament. He changed peoples names to something that meant something huge! For instance Sarai to Sarah, Abram to Abraham, Simon (His disciple) to Peter, and of course Saul to Paul. (and others) God did huge life changes in each of thier lives before changing thier names.


This is where to find some of the name changes:


Sarah - Genesis 17:15


Abraham - Genesis 17:5-8


Peter - Matthew 16:15-19


Paul - Acts 13:1-4 prefaces then 13:9 this is where his name changed.


I am not 100% sure of the differant meanings but I do know that every time God gave each of these people a task of some sort, or a promise, or made a covenant with them he changed thier name. I think that is so cool!

Why was pharisee saul's name changed to paul, and what's the difference in the meanings of the two names
I know that God changed Abram to Abraham (Genesis 17:5), Sarai to Sarah (Genesis 17:15), Jacob to Israel (Genesis 35:10), and Simon or Simon Peter, son of John, to Cephas (John 1:42). But please cite to me the Bible verse wherein God Himself changed the name of Saul of Tarsus to Paul. Report Abuse

Reply:Good Question, but I don't know.
Reply:The idea was when God changed someone's name a big change had happened in their life and they were not the same person. It doesn't matter what Saul's name was changed to, what matters that it was changed to show that something significant had taken place in his life.
Reply:Good evening to you, too!





Saul was a Jew of the tribe of Benjamin (Philippians 3:5). He was from Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, Asia Minor (Acts 31:39). He was a Pharisee and persecuted the sect, the Way, until he was blinded by light brighter than the sun on his way to Damascus (Acts chapter 9). This was the turning point in his life from being a persecutor to an advocate.





Did you know that Paul is the Roman name of Saul? Both refer to the same person but one is his Hebrew name and the other, his Roman name. When he became an advocate of Jesus, in all of his letters, he used his Latin or Roman name Paul. He used this name when he preached the good news about Jesus Christ to non-Jews. He used his privilege of Roman citizenship for his own protection when he was persecuted as a Christian.
Reply:I do not know the answer to this question, sorry. I just wanted to comment that you ask some great questions. I often learn things based on your questions and the answers to them. Thanks.
Reply:Pharisee means grade A men and paul is a name that cannot define the soul.The two do not match even though one is the progeny.
Reply:It has change because the new generation no longer need a name of special god name, because its only make this person become so arrogant at the end become a monster?


That is why using special gods name can cause only chaos and more death because human kill god that is why the last test is if he is a god then he shall not bleed to death and will not even die? That is why Jesus claiming son of god is not popular at time to because many super power government will slay Jesus to death. Claiming a son of god means all humanity shall only pray to him and so on. That means loosing power and wealth and people for the government?

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Good muslim or pakistani name for a boy or girl and meanings?

I'm not sure about meanings, but here are some names that I really like.





Boy: Mustafa, Ahmed, Aziz, Shaheryar





Girls: Shehnaz, Shabnam, Zara, Iaisha, Nazia, Yasmin, Kinza

Good muslim or pakistani name for a boy or girl and meanings?
I know an afghanistan name........ Hosi (pronounced Ho-sigh) it means Doe.

What is the name for word's that are spelled the same and sound the same but have different meanings?

I'm working on something and I need words that are spelled the same and sound the same but have different meanings. What are these things called?

What is the name for word's that are spelled the same and sound the same but have different meanings?
They are called homographs. homonyms sound the same like BLEW and BLUE, but homographs LOOK the same as well as sounding the same. I'm sorry I cannot think of any examples at the moment.
Reply:The Best Answer is wrong! Words that are homographs look the same but are *pronounced differently* For instance:





Wind (short i) can mean the movement of air;


Wind (long i) can mean turning the handle of a jack-in-the box





Looks alike but sounds different. Report Abuse

Reply:Bug-an insect


Bug-a volkswagen





Dog-man's best friend


Dog-an ugly girl (slang)





Copper-a metal


Copper-a cop Report Abuse

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synonyms are words that mean the same thing
Reply:it's homonym
Reply:Synonyms!
Reply:Homonyms are words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings (a word couldn't be spelled the same AND have different meaning - it's the same word!)





There, their and they're


To, too and two


Pain and pane
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Reply:Homonyms.
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http://www.bayvieweduc.ednet.ns.ca/Smora...
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My first and last name's meanings?

First name-Katherine


Last name- Zander





origin, wat it means, anything you can find would be a tremendous help!

My first and last name's meanings?
Katherine is a Greek name and it means powerful and pure.





Zander is also a Greek name which means Great leader and helpful...
Reply:Katherine is from Greek, and means "pure."





Zander is a Slavic short form of Alexander, which means "warrior."





"Pure Warrior."
Reply:The name belonged to a 4th-century saint and martyr from Alexandria. She was tortured on the famous Catherine wheel. And zander comes from alexander and it means "defending men".
Reply:don't know, don't care. But thanks for asking.
Reply:The girl's name Katherine \k(a)-theri-ne, kath(e)-rine\ is pronounced KATH-rin, KATH-er-rin. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "pure". From the word "katharos".





Zander is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname. Abbreviation of the Greek name Alexander, which means "defender of man."
Reply:Zander means "defender of mankind", it can also be a form of "Alexander" in slavic folk.





Katherine is derived from the Greek word for 'pure'

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What's the name and the supposed hidden meanings of all the paintings mentioned in the Da Vinci Code?

In the movie? That Mary Magdalene was the wife, of the Messiah, and that they had a daughter- which is part of the fictional message of the story. "The eye sees what the mind wants it too", as said by the real villian. It's pure fiction, but I think the theory in it, is possible.

Could you suggest a good Muslim name for a boy and a girl and their meanings?

Inshallah I'll name my kids Harmain (girl) and Saqlain (boy).


Saqlain appears in the durood shareef.

Could you suggest a good Muslim name for a boy and a girl and their meanings?
checkout the following website, hope this helps u find a better name


http://www.muslimnames.co.uk/
Reply:ali for boys and zahra for girls
Reply:I could name a heap of names but it all depens on what kind of names takes your fancy i dound this web site take a look it has heaps of names. Good Luck!!

Name meanings...what does 'Brittany' and 'Lynn' Mean?

I have to do this assignment and we have to do the meanings of names of the people we interviewed...but the only thing I can find for 'Brittany' is that it's from France or something...I need like the adjectives or something...

Name meanings...what does 'Brittany' and 'Lynn' Mean?
One of the problems you face is that many modern names (such as Brittany) are used simply because people (parents,mostly) think they are distinctive and sound cool. The older first names which were Anglicized (such as John, James, Andrew, Peter) have meanings that are rooted in their original language.





"Brittany" comes from the name of a region of France, as you know. One online source I checked says that it is so-called for the particular language of the area, "Armorican" or "Armoric", meaning "before the sea". I'd think it's referring to the magnificent coastline of Brittany.





Are last names included? If so, there are lots of possibilities.





EDIT: "Lynn" comes from the Irish name "Flynn" and means "ruddy complexion". The site mentioned that the earlier form of the name may come from Gaelic for "lake", "pool", or "waterfall". Lynn is also a diminutive of "Linda" which means "pretty" in Spanish and Portuguese.








Hope that helps.
Reply:The name is Britney Brittany is a region in France