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Nereus

A Christian at Rome to whom Paul sent his salutation (Rom. 16:15).

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(lamp), a Christian at Rome, saluted by St. Paul. (Romans 16:15) According to tradition he was beheaded at Terracina, probably in the reign of Nerva.

In the Bible

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Verses where Nereus is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Romans 16:15

    Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the saints with them.

Scripture on Nereus

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Nereus references

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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