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Ananias Curing Saul's Blindness is a 1660 painting by Ciro Ferri, now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. It shows Ananias' visiting Paul of Tarsus to cure his temporary blindness (Acts 9:11-18).
Ananias of Damascus (/ ˌ æ n ə ˈ n aɪ ə s / AN-ə-NY-əs; Ancient Greek: Ἀνανίας, romanized: Ananíās; Aramaic: ܚܢܢܝܐ, romanized: Ḥananyō; "favoured of the L ORD") was a disciple of Jesus in Damascus, mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles in the Bible, which describes how he was sent by Jesus to restore the sight of Saul of Tarsus (who later was called Paul the Apostle ...
Witnessing Saul's conversion, Joy and Gizmo tell it to Chris. Jesus calls Ananias to heal Saul's blindness, and at Straight Street, Ananias heals and baptizes Saul. When Saul preaches his conversion by Jesus, the Temple guards search for him, and Saul escapes with a basket. Returning home, Chris gives Jason a second chance.
This event made Saul vow to destroy all Christians throughout the world until the day he rode for Damascus with his brethren. He became blinded by God and heard His voice asking why Saul persecuted Him. This event along with Saul's meeting Ananias, a disciple of Christ, humbled Saul so deeply that he repented of his actions. Ananias restored ...
The narrative underlines the authority of Peter, who could see through the deception by Ananias and Sapphira (verses 3–5, 8–9) and highlights the spiritual authority of the "church" (Greek: ekklesia, first used in Acts in verse 11) in form of 'signs' of God (inducing 'great fear' in verses 5 and 11, as well as healing miracles in the next section). [6]
While Saul was blinded from his vision and in chastened state ('he is praying', verse 11), Ananias, who was a resident of Damascus (verse 13) and a disciple of Christ (verse 10), received instructions with precise directions to Saul's address (verse 11; the 'street called Straight' is still shown in the Old City of Damascus). [5]
Love Is Blind season 7 contestants Ashley Adionser and Tyler Francis hit a roadblock in their engagement when Tyler revealed he is the sperm donor to three children. Ashley, 32, and Tyler, 34 ...
Ananias son of Nedebeus (Hebrew: חנניה בן נדבאי Ḥananyá ben Nadváy "…(son of) the philanthropist") was a high priest who according to the Acts of the Apostles presided during the trials of the apostle Paul at Jerusalem and Caesarea . Josephus calls him "Ananias ben Nebedeus". He officiated as high priest from about 47 to 58.