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== The couple == |
== The couple == |
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[[File:Jan van de Venne - Saint Paul with Saints Aquila and Priscilla.jpg|thumb|''Paul staying in the house of Saints Aquila and Priscilla'' by [[Jan van de Venne]], 17th century: [[Paul of Tarsus|Paul]] is at left, writing a [[Epistles of Paul|letter]]; Priscilla is at right, spinning, and her husband Aquila is in the background, working on the loom.{{Cite web |title=St. Paulus bij St. Aquila en St. Priscilla |url=https://search.museumplantinmoretus.be/Details/collect/209928 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214215944/https://search.museumplantinmoretus.be/Details/collect/209928 |archive-date=2025-02-14 |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=[[Plantin–Moretus Museum]] |language=nl}}]] |
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Priscilla and Aquila were [[tentmakers]] as was Paul.{{Bibleref2|Acts|18:1–3}}; {{Bibleref2|Acts|20:33–35}}; {{Bibleref2|Philippians|4:14–16}}. Priscilla and Aquila had been among the [[Jew]]s expelled from Rome by the [[Roman Emperor]] [[Claudius]] in the year 49 as written by [[Suetonius]]. They ended up in [[Corinth]]. Paul lived with Priscilla and Aquila for approximately 18 months. Then the couple started out to accompany Paul when he proceeded to [[Syria]], but stopped at [[Ephesus]] in the [[Asia (Roman province)|Roman province of Asia]], now part of modern [[Turkey]]. |
Priscilla and Aquila were [[tentmakers]] as was Paul.{{Bibleref2|Acts|18:1–3}}; {{Bibleref2|Acts|20:33–35}}; {{Bibleref2|Philippians|4:14–16}}. Priscilla and Aquila had been among the [[Jew]]s expelled from Rome by the [[Roman Emperor]] [[Claudius]] in the year 49 as written by [[Suetonius]]. They ended up in [[Corinth]]. Paul lived with Priscilla and Aquila for approximately 18 months. Then the couple started out to accompany Paul when he proceeded to [[Syria]], but stopped at [[Ephesus]] in the [[Asia (Roman province)|Roman province of Asia]], now part of modern [[Turkey]]. |
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