Aquila

Facts

Aquila was a first-century Jewish Christian who, along with his wife, Priscilla, worked with Paul in his missionary work.

Aquila was a native of the province of Pontus, near the southern coast of the Black Sea.
Paul met Aquila and Priscilla in Corinth.
Aquila and Priscilla lived in Rome for a time before being expelled along with other Jews by Emperor Claudius.
The couple worked as tentmakers with Paul, as well as helping him with his missionary work.
Both Aquila and Priscilla are mentioned several times in the New Testament, as being helpers of Paul. They taught believers the truth about Jesus; one of those believers was a gifted teacher named Apollos.