Libya in the Bible

Meaning: the heart of the sea; fat

Exact Match

They forced a passerby, named Simon of Cyrene [Note: This was a city in the northern African country of Libya], the father of Alexander and Rufus, who was coming in from the countryside, to go with them so he could carry Jesus' cross [i.e., probably only the cross-beam portion].

Verse ConceptsBackThe CountrysideCarrying The CrossOutward CompulsionThe Cross

Thematic Bible



Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt and areas of Libya around Cyrene, Jewish and proselyte travelers from Rome,



Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt and areas of Libya around Cyrene, Jewish and proselyte travelers from Rome,



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Hastings

Easton

American

Fausets

Morish

Smith

Watsons