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    Silas

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    Meaning

    Man of the forest; Asked for

    Latin/Aramaic origin · Boy · First in Acts

    What it points to

    Silas embodies praise in prison — the faith that worships God in the darkest circumstances and sees chains broken.

    Verse · King James Version

    “And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.”

    Acts 16:25

    Most used in the 1880s (US records)

    biblesundays.com · King James Version

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