757 B
757 B
As Saul traveled throughout the Roman Empire, he began to use his Roman name, ‘Paul.’
This is background information about why Saul was now called Paul. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background)
One day
This introduces a new event. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-newevent)
proclaim
This could mean ‘teach’ or ‘preach.’
they met a woman named Lydia
This introduces Lydia as a new character in the story. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants)
who was a merchant. She loved and worshiped God.
This is background information about who Lydia was. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background)
merchant
This could also be translated as: “seller” or “business owner.”