1. Acts 9:11 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Why is Saul identified as a man from Tarsus?

Acts 9:11 (ESV)

11 And the Lord said to him, “Rise and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man of Tarsus named Saul, for behold, he is praying,

It was a common practice at the time for people to be identified by their town of origin (for example, Jesus of Nazareth).1