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Alexander
Disambiguation
The source enumerates 4 distinct subjects under Alexander. Jump to one below, or read in order.
- 1.A relative of Annas the high priest, present when Peter and John were examined…
- 2.A man whose father, Simon the Cyrenian, bore the cross of Christ (Mark 15:21).
- 3.A Jew of Ephesus who took a prominent part in the uproar raised there by the…
- 4.A coppersmith who, with Hymenaeus and others, promulgated certain heresies…
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Alexander (1)
#A relative of Annas the high priest, present when Peter and John were examined before the Sanhedrim (Acts 4:6).
Alexander (2)
#A man whose father, Simon the Cyrenian, bore the cross of Christ (Mark 15:21).
Alexander (3)
#A Jew of Ephesus who took a prominent part in the uproar raised there by the preaching of Paul (Acts 19:33). The Jews put him forward to plead their cause before the mob. It was probably intended that he should show that he and the other Jews had no sympathy with Paul any more than the Ephesians had. It is possible that this man was the same as the following.
Alexander (4)
#A coppersmith who, with Hymenaeus and others, promulgated certain heresies regarding the resurrection (1 Tim. 1:19; 2 Tim. 4:14), and made shipwreck of faith and of a good conscience. Paul excommunicated him (1 Tim. 1:20; comp. 1 Cor. 5:5).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
Son of Simon the Cyrenian, who was compelled to bear the cross for our Lord. (Mark 15:21) One of the kindred of Annas the high priest. (Acts 4:6) A Jew at Ephesus whom his countrymen put forward during the tumult raised by Demetrius the silversmith, (Acts 19:33) to plead their cause with the mob. An Ephesian Christian reprobated by St. Paul in (1 Timothy 1:20) as having, together with one Hymenaeus, put from him faith and a good conscience, and so made shipwreck concerning the faith. This may be the same with Alexander the coppersmith, mentioned by the same apostle, (2 Timothy 4:14) as having done him many mischiefs.
In the Bible
5
Verses where Alexander is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Timothy 1:20
Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.
- 2 Timothy 4:14
Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
- Acts 4:6
along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and many others from the high priest’s family.
- Acts 19:33
The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward to explain himself, and he motioned for silence so he could make his defense to the people.
- 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.
Entries that reference Alexander
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Alexander references
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Voices on Alexander
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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