# Silas, Silvanus

## Facts

Silas was a leader among the believers in Jerusalem.

* The church in Jerusalem appointed Silas to go with Paul and Barnabas to the city of Antioch.
* Silas later traveled with Paul to other cities to teach people about Jesus.
* Paul and Silas were put in jail in the city of Philippi. They trusted God and sang praises to him while they were there. God released them from the jail, and used them to save the jailer.