Did God change Sauls name to Paul?

We do see throughout the Old Testament that God does change people's names;
Abram which means "high father" becomes Abraham, and that means father of many
nations, (Genesis 17:1-5). Sarai, which means my princess became Sarah, and that
name means mother of many nations (Genesis 17: 15–16). Jacob meaning "holder
of the heel" or "supplanter", was given the name Israel that means someone who
prevails with the Eternal( Genesis 32:24-28).

In the New Testament, we see Jesus gave these names to, Simon meaning "he has
heard", Jesus called him Peter, which means a stone (John 1:40-42).

So the question arises did God change Sauls name to Paul, and the answer is quite simple,
and all we got to do is look into the scriptures and see what it says.

Acts 13:9 NASB But Saul, who was also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fixed his
gaze on him,

Acts 13:9 Youngs Literal Translation And Saul—who also is Paul—having been filled with
the Holy Spirit, and having looked stedfastly on him,

(Greek NT INT+)
σαυλος δε ο και παυλος πλησθεις πνευματος αγιου και
G4569 G1161 G3588 G2532 G3972 G4130 G4151 G40 G2532
N-NSM CONJ T-NSM CONJ N-NSM V-APP-NSM N-GSN A-GSN CONJ
Σαῦλος δέ ὁ καί Παῦλος πλήθω πνεῦμα ἅγιος καί
Saulus but the and Paulus to fill a current of air sacred and
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Whether you look at the English or the Original Greek it says the same thing. His name did
not change but was also known as Paul in Greek.

Jesus is our Lord's name in English in Greek it Ιησούς/Iisous and in Hebrew it's Yeshua, so
God changed his name also or maybe they are just translations of our Lord's name in other
languages.

When a name is changed it is stated it has changed;

Genesis 17:1-5 NASB Now when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to
Abram and said to him,
“I am God Almighty;
Walk before Me, and be blameless. “I will establish My covenant between Me and you,
And I will multiply you exceedingly.” Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying,
“As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you,
And you will be the father of a multitude of nations. “No longer shall your name be called
Abram,
But your name shall be Abraham;
For I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
John 1:42 NASB He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon
the son of John; you shall be called Cephas" (which is translated Peter).

But in Paul's case, it says

Acts 13:9 NASB But Saul, who was also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fixed his
gaze on him,

Below is a table from godwords.org that shows name changes in the bible and be whom the name
was changed and also names that were also known as just like Saul was also known as Paul.

Name Change To By Whom

Abram renamed Abraham God

Azariah renamed Abednego Ashpenaz

Daniel renamed Belteshazzar Ashpenaz

Eliakim renamed Jehoiakim Pharoah Neco

Gideon renamed Jerub-Baal the men of Ophrah

Hananiah renamed Shadrach Ashpenaz

Hoshea renamed Joshua Moses

Jacob renamed Israel God

Joseph renamed Zaphenath-Paneah Pharoah

Lo-Ammi renamed Ammi God

Lo-Ruhamah renamed Ruhamah God

Mattaniah renamed Zedekiah Nebuchadnezzar

Mishael renamed Meshach Ashpenaz

Naomi renamed Mara herself

Sarai renamed Sarah God

Simon renamed Peter Jesus

James (Jesus’ disciple) nicknamed Boanerges Jesus

John (Jesus’ disciple) nicknamed Boanerges Jesus

“the woman” named Eve Adam

Pashhur called Terror on Every Side God

Bartholomew believed to be Nathanael

Nathanael believed to be Bartholomew

Barnabas also known as Joseph The Apostles

Barsabbas also known as Judas

Ben-Oni also known as Benjamin his father Jacob

Boanerges also known as James and John Jesus

Cephas also known as Peter

Daniel also known as Kileab

Didymus also known as Thomas

Dorcas also known as Tabitha

Edom also known as Esau

Esau also known as Edom

Esther also known as Hadassah Persian/Hebrew

Hadassah also known as Esther Hebrew/Persian

Jedediah also known as Solomon God

Jethro also known as Reuel

John also known as Mark

Joseph also known as Barnabas The Apostles

Joshua also known as Hoshea Moses

Judas also known as Barsabbas

Kileab also known as Daniel

Levi also known as Matthew Hebrew/Greek

Mark also known as John

Matthew also known as Levi Greek/Hebrew

Merib-Baal also known as Mephibosheth

Mephibosheth also known as Merib-Baal

Niger also known as Simeon

Paul also known as Saul Latin/Hebrew

Peter also known as Cephas

Reuel also known as Jethro

Saul also known as Paul Hebrew/Latin

Silas also known as Silvanus

Silvanus also known as Silas

Simeon also known as Niger

Solomon also known as Jedediah God

Tabitha also known as Dorcas

Thomas also known as Didymus