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Priscilla

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: P By: James P. Boyd

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(little Prisca). Wife of Aquila (Acts 18:2,18,26²And 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 18:2)
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 18:18)
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. (Acts 18:26); Rom. 16:3³Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus: (Romans 16:3)).

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