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People of the Bible

Lucius

In the story

First missionary journey begins · 45 AD

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

Of Cyrene, a Christian teacher at Antioch (Acts 13:1), and Paul’s kinsman (Rom. 16:21). His name is Latin, but his birthplace seems to indicate that he was one of the Jews of Cyrene, in North Africa.

From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.

Named in 2 verses

Acts: 13:1
Romans: 16:21

The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.