Silas
   wood, a prominent member of the church at Jerusalem; also called
   Silvanus. He and Judas, surnamed Barsabas, were chosen by the
   church there to accompany Paul and Barnabas on their return to
   Antioch from the council of the apostles and elders (Acts
   15:22), as bearers of the decree adopted by the council. He
   assisted Paul there in his evangelistic labours, and was also
   chosen by him to be his companion on his second missionary tour
   (Acts 16:19-24). He is referred to in the epistles under the
   name of Silvanus (2 Cor. 1:19; 1 Thess. 1:1; 2 Thess. 1:1; 1
   Pet. 5:12). There is no record of the time or place of his
   death.
   

Silas, three, or the third

Silas, AL -- U.S. town in Alabama
   Population (2000):    529
   Housing Units (2000): 260
   Land area (2000):     5.248047 sq. miles (13.592378 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    5.248047 sq. miles (13.592378 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            70416
   Located within:       Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
   Location:             31.771625 N, 88.330991 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     36919
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Silas, AL
    Silas