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Sergius Paulus

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Â© A Dictionary of the Bible 1997, originally published by Oxford University Press 1997. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Sergius Paulus See Paulus, Sergius.

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	Sergius Paulus Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible Sergius Paulus See Paulus, Sergius .
	Paulus, Sergius Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible Paulus, Sergius Proconsul of Cyprus , 47–8 CE, who was much impressed by Paul (Acts 13: 7). The name suggests that he belonged to an aristocratic family.
	proconsul Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible proconsul A Roman provincial governor, such as Sergius Paulus (Acts 13: 7) and Gallio (Acts 18: 12), appointed for one year by the senate.
	Cyprus Encyclopedia entry from: World Education Encyclopedia ...Apostles Paul and Barnabas arrived in Cyprus to spread the Christian doctrine and succeeded in converting the Proconsul, Sergius Paulus, to Christianity at Paphos. Cyprus thereby became the first country to be governed by a Christian. Constantine...
	Paphos Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible Paphos City established in the 4th cent. BCE on the SW coast of Cyprus. Paul and Barnabas met the Roman proconsul Sergius Paulus , who was astonished at the teaching about the Lord (Acts 13: 12) when Paul caused the magician Elymas to be struck blind.