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The name comes from the early Christian disciple Silas.He is consistently called "Silas" in Acts, but the Latin Silvanus, which means "of the forest," is always used by Paul and in the First Epistle of Peter; it is likely that "Silvanus" is the Romanized version of the original "Silas," or that "Silas" is the Greek nickname for "Silvanus."
Silas or Silvanus (/ ˈ s aɪ l ə s /; Greek: Σίλας/Σιλουανός; fl. 1st century AD) was a leading member of the Early Christian community, who according to the New Testament accompanied Paul the Apostle on his second missionary journey.
Illustration of a Sila seducing a man from a Persian miniature. Sila (Arabic: سعلى أو سعلا أو سعلاة alternatively spelled Si'la or called Si'lat literally: "Hag" or "treacherous spirits of invariable form" pl. Sa'aali adj: سعلوة su'luwwa) is a supernatural creature assigned to the jinn or ghouls in Arabian [1] folklore.
Silas or Silvanus (fl. 1st century AD), an early Christian and companion of Paul; Silvanus of the Seventy, another early Christian and traditionally among Jesus' seventy apostles; Saint Silvanus (or Sylvanus), one of seven sons of Saint Felicitas of Rome (2nd century) Silvanus of Gaza (hieromartyr) (died c. 311), saint, martyr and bishop of Gaza
Silas (/ ˈ s aɪ. l ə s /; Greek: Σίλας/Σιλουανός; fl. 1st century AD) was a leading member of the Early Christian community. Silas or SILAS may also refer to: Silas (name), a given and last name; Silas, Alabama, a town in the United States; Society for Irish Latin American Studies (SILAS) Silas; Silas (Portuguese footballer ...
The name is present both in Roman mythology, where Silvano is the god of the forests, [1] [3] and in the New Testament, where it is taken by Silvano, one of Paul's traveling companions: [4] he is also called "Sila". It is an Italianization of the biblical Greek Σίλας (Silas), which is an abbreviation of Σιλουανός (Silouanos).
"The Death of the Hired Man" is a long poem primarily concerning a conversation, over a short time period in a single evening, between a farmer (Warren) and his wife (Mary) about what to do with an ex-employee named Silas, who helped with haymaking and left the farm at an inappropriate time after being offered "pocket money," now making his return during winter looking like "a miserable sight ...
The captives were taken to Kahnawake, where both the young boys were adopted by Mohawk families and baptized as Catholics. Silas, nine years old when he arrived, was given the Mohawk name, Thanhohorens and the Catholic name of Jacques. [12] He died in 1779 at the age of 90.