What was the synagogue of the Freedmen?
BibleAsk Team
The apostle Luke wrote: “Then there arose some from what is called the Synagogue of the Freedmen (Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia), disputing with Stephen” (Acts 6:9).…
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