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Aquila in the Bible.

A Jewish tentmaker from Pontus, Paul's fellow worker, Priscilla's husband. The King James Version names Aquila in 6 verses, from Acts 18:2 to 2 Timothy 4:19.

Aquila’s family.

Himself
Aquila
Wives, and their children
Priscillano children named

His family as Theographic Bible Metadata lists it; each name opens its own page.

Who Aquila was.

Eagle, a native of Pontus, by occupation a tent-maker, whom Paul met on his first visit to Corinth (Acts 18:2). Along with his wife Priscilla he had fled from Rome in consequence of a decree (A.D. 50) by Claudius commanding all Jews to leave the city. Paul sojourned with him at Corinth, and they wrought together at their common trade, making Cilician hair-cloth for tents. On Paul’s departure from Corinth after eighteen months, Aquila and his wife accompanied him to Ephesus, where they remained, while he proceeded to Syria (Acts 18:18, 26). When they became Christians we are not informed, but in Ephesus they were (1 Cor. 16:19) Paul’s “helpers in Christ Jesus.” We find them afterwards at Rome (Rom. 16:3), interesting themselves still in the cause of Christ. They are referred to some years after this as being at Ephesus (2 Tim. 4:19). This is the last notice we have of them.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Places in Aquila’s story.

  • Asianamed with him in 1 verse
  • Cenchreaenamed with him in 1 verse
  • Italynamed with him in 1 verse
  • Pontusnamed with him in 1 verse
  • Romenamed with him in 1 verse
  • Syrianamed with him in 1 verse

Each opens its own page: where it is on the map and every verse.

All 6 verses that name Aquila.

Acts 3

  • Acts 18:2And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.
  • Acts 18:18And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.
  • Acts 18:26And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.

Romans 1

  • Romans 16:3Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus:

1 Corinthians 1

  • 1 Corinthians 16:19The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.

2 Timothy 1

  • 2 Timothy 4:19Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.

Questions about Aquila.

Who was Aquila in the Bible?

A Jewish tentmaker from Pontus, Paul's fellow worker, Priscilla's husband. The King James Version names Aquila in 6 verses, from Acts 18:2 to 2 Timothy 4:19.

Who was Aquila’s wife?

Priscilla.

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