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Cyrene

Pronounced sy-REE-nee

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✓ In the King James Bible — Yes — Cyrene appears in the King James Bible, including Acts 13:1.

Meaning: "Wall; Supreme power"
Origin: Greek/Libyan

Cyrene was the North African city from which Simon came — the man compelled to carry Jesus' cross. From this distant city, a man became part of the most important event in history. Cyrene reminds us that God recruits cross-bearers from unexpected places.

Spiritual meaning

Cyrene shows that cross-bearers come from unexpected origins — God chooses strangers and foreigners to participate in His redemptive story.

Related verses (KJV)

"And 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 (KJV) →
"Lucius of Cyrene."
Acts 13:1 (KJV) →

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