Simon
Mentioned in AD 33 traditional (Jones)
A Jew of Cyrene, in North Africa, then a province of Libya. A hundred thousand Jews from Palestine had been settled in this province by Ptolemy Soter (B.C. 323-285), where by this time they had greatly increased in number.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
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- 3 verses
- Mentioned in the era of the New Testament, 4 BC to AD 100.
- Named in the same verses as Alexander and Rufus.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
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Stories
1 event in which Simon takes part, in order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).
- AD 30Bearing Cross to GolgothaMatt 27:32-34; Mark 15:21-23; Luke 23:26-32; John 19:17
Places
Places named in the same verses as Simon, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification.
- likely location: Cyrene3
Timeline
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Mentions
Begat counts Simon in 3 tagged verses across 3 books.
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The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Simon 75 |
| KJV | Simon 76 |
| ASV | Simon 76 |
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Matthew1 verse
- 27:32
Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
Mark1 verse
- 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.
Luke1 verse
- 23:26
As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and they put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
A Jew of Cyrene, in North Africa, then a province of Libya. A hundred thousand Jews from Palestine had been settled in this province by Ptolemy Soter (B.C. 323-285), where by this time they had greatly increased in number. They had a synagogue in Jerusalem for such of their number as went thither to the annual feasts. Simon was seized by the soldiers as the procession wended its way to the place of crucifixion as he was passing by, and the heavy cross which Christ from failing strength could no longer bear was laid on his shoulders. Perhaps they seized him because he showed sympathy with Jesus. He was the “father of Alexander and Rufus” (Matt. 27:32). Possibly this Simon may have been one of the “men of Cyrene” who preached the word to the Greeks (Acts 11:20).