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== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70650" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70650" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> [[Philemon]] (''fî-lç'mon'' ), Epistle to. [[Written]] by Paul from Rome, probably near the close of a.d. 62. It is cited by Tertullian, Origen, and Eusebius. Onesimus, a servant of Philemon, had fled to Rome, was there converted, serving Paul for a season, but was sent back to his former master by Paul, who wrote this epistle, chiefly to conciliate the feelings of Philemon toward his penitent servant, and now fellow-disciple. Philem. 1. </p> | ||
== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_16973" /> == | == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_16973" /> == | ||
