Person · one of several with this name
Alexander
Mentioned in 1 verse, first in Mark 15:21. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).
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In the Bible
All 1 verse, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
Mark
- Mark 15:21
Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
Dictionary
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.
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A man whose father, Simon the Cyrenian, bore the cross of Christ (Mark 15:21).