Man living at the time of the New Testament - unnamed father of Timothy
Timothy's father was a Greek man, and his mother was a believing Jewish woman named Eunice.
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The father of Timothy, the young disciple and companion of Paul, is mentioned briefly in Act.16.1. His name is not given, but he is described as a Greek man. Timothy's mother, Eunice, was a Jewish woman who believed in Jesus Christ. This mixed-race background may have contributed to Timothy's ability to relate to both Jewish and Gentile believers in the early church. Although Timothy's father was Greek, it seems that he did not hinder his wife Eunice and mother-in-law Lois from raising Timothy in the Jewish faith and teaching him the Scriptures from childhood (2Ti.1.5; 3.15).
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1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s G5095
Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father.
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