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EncyclopediaSimon of CyreneSimon of Cyrene (sīrē'nē) [key], in the New Testament, bystander made to carry Jesus' cross. He was probably an African Jew, and is identified as the father of Alexander and Rufus. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Simon of Cyrene from Infoplease:
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- Alexander, in the Bible - Alexander Alexander, in the Bible. 1. Kinsman of Annas. 2. Son of Simon of Cyrene, probably a ...
- Simon - Simon Simon, in the Bible. 1. One of the Maccabees. 2. or Simon Peter: see Peter, Saint. 3. See ...
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- The Koran/Sura IV — Women - Most of the events alluded to in this Sura fall between the end of the third and the close of the fifth year after the Flight to Medina.
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