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Alexander

From: Concise Bible Dictionary: A

By: George A. Morrish

Narrator: Chris Genthree

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1. Son of Simon, the Cyrenian who was compelled to carry the cross of the Lord (Mark 15:21²¹And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross. (Mark 15:21)).

2. One of the leaders among the Jews when Peter and John were arrested (Acts 4:6⁶And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem. (Acts 4:6)).

3. A Jew at Ephesus who sought to address the crowd in the theater (Acts 19:33³³And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people. (Acts 19:33)).

4. One in the church who having made shipwreck of faith was by Paul delivered unto Satan that he might learn not to blaspheme (1 Tim. 1:20²⁰Of whom is Hymeneus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme. (1 Timothy 1:20)).

5. The coppersmith who did Paul much evil, and of whom Timothy was warned (2 Tim. 4:14¹⁴Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works: (2 Timothy 4:14)). He may have been the same as No. 4.

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