Acts 9:10–19; 22:12–16 Ananias of Damascus has the distinction of being Paul’s first Christian friend and assistant. We hear of him only in connection with one crucial event in Paul’s life. On the third day of Saul’s fasting and heart-searching prayer which followed his arrest by the Lord on the Damascus road, Christ sent Ananias as His apostle to the future Apostle to the Gentiles. Ananias appeared suddenly in that crisis hour to render a vital service to Saul of Tarsus and
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