Tent-Maker
Morrish Bible Dictionary [1]
As tents were made of skins, goats' hair, etc., and small ones of linen, their manufacture embraced a variety of labour, and the precise nature of Paul and Aquila's work as tentmakers cannot be ascertained. Acts 18:3 . Tarsus, Paul's native city, was noted for the manufacture of tents. They were commonly made of cilicium , so named from Cilicia. It was a kind of strong cloth woven from the long hair of the goats of that province. All Jews learned a trade, to which they could turn if needful.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [2]
tent´māk - ẽr ( σκηνοποιός , skēnopoiós ): Mentioned only once ( Acts 18:3 ). Paul's native province of Cilicia was noted for its goats' hair cloth which was exported under the name of cilicium and was used largely for tentmaking. We are told in the passage mentioned that Paul dwelt with Aquila and Priscilla, and worked with them at tent-making (compare Acts 20:34 ). See also Crafts , II, 18.
