Family and genealogy
Paul
Pharisee who persecuted the church, met the risen Jesus on the road to Damascus, and became the apostle to the Gentiles.
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- Marriage
- Ancestor (generations not all listed)
- Legal or adoptive parent
- Disputed or interpretive
Paul — Pharisee who persecuted the church, met the risen Jesus on the road to Damascus, and became the apostle to the Gentiles.
Brothers and sisters
- Paul's sister sister Acts 23:16
Tribe, clan and house
- Tribe: Benjamin Member Romans 11:1Philippians 3:5
Associates and opponents (not family)
- Timothy student or co-worker Acts 16:1–3Philippians 2:19–22
Timothy travelled and worked with Paul.
- Timothy spiritual child (figurative) 1 Timothy 1:22 Timothy 1:21 Corinthians 4:17
Paul calls Timothy "my true child in faith" — spiritual, not family, language.
- Titus spiritual child (figurative) Titus 1:4
"My true child according to a common faith".
- Barnabas co-worker Acts 13:2Acts 15:36–39
Sent out together; later they parted over Mark.
Every relationship here comes from a cited passage. Solid lines are stated parent links; dashed lines mean generations are not all listed; dotted lines mark legal or adoptive parents; a question mark marks a disputed or interpretive link. Political succession and office are never drawn as family.