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CHARACTERS OF THE BIBLE Timothy

As we celebrate Mother’s Day this month, we’ll take a look at a Biblical character who benefitted greatly from the faith of two important women in his life, his mother and grandmother.

Timothy’s background

Possibly a convert to Christ during Paul’s first missionary journey when he passed through Timothy’s hometown of Lystra (Acts 14:6), Timothy was a young convert by the time Paul visited the region again during his second missionary journey (Acts 16:1). Timothy came from a family where his Jewish mother

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