Match the following:

1. whose death Saul approved; first Christian martyr
2. disciple whom the Lord sent to minister to Saul
3. Jerusalem Pharisee who taught Saul
4. Paul's companion on first missionary journey
5. companion of Paul on second missionary journey
6. city of Saul's birth and upbringing
7. city where Saul was headed when stopped by the Lord
8. young pastor-overseer of churches in Ephesus

A. Stephen
B. Tarsus
C. Ananias
D. Silas
E. Timothy
F. Damascus
G. Gamaliel
H. Barnabas

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Answer:

1. Whose death Saul approved; first Christian martyr - A. Stephen

Stephen was killed in 36 CE by an angry mob outside a rabbinic court. He was killed because of his defense of the new christian faith in front of the jewish rabbis.

2. Disciple whom the Lord sent to minister to Saul - C. Ananias

Ananias was the disciple who restored the sight of Saul.

3. Jerusalem Pharisee who taught Saul - G. Gamaliel

Gamaliel was a doctor in Mosaic Law, who knew a lot about Jewish law and taught Saul in these subjects.

4. Paul's companion on first missionary journey - H. Barnabas

Barnabas was a Crypiot Jew who accompaniend Paul on his first journey. The visited Antioch, Cyprus and other cities in central Anatolia (modern-day Turkey).

5. Companion of Paul on second missionary journey - E. Timothy

Timothy and Paul visited Antioch, Galatia (central Anatolia), Thrace, Thessalonica, Athens, Corinth, Ephesus, and Patara.

6. City of Saul's birth and upbringing - B. Tarsus

Saul was born in Tarsus, in modern-day Turkey, about a hundred miles away from Antioch.

7. City where Saul was headed when stopped by the Lord - Damascus

Saul was struck by a flash light when he was in Damascus. As a result of this, he was blinded for three days.

8. Young pastor-overseer of churches in Ephesus - Silas

Silas was one of the first leaders of the Christian Community in its earliest days, and accompanied Paul in part of his first and second journeys.