Cyrene
location: likely
Named in 6 tagged verses in 4 books, first at Matthew 27:32.
- Kind
- Settlement
- Coordinates
- 32.82° N, 21.85° E
- Nearest
- Pul 0.8 km
- People
- 9 people
- Events
- 6 events
- Tagged in
- 6 verses
Map
Cyrene is the filled marker at the centre; the 10 nearest places with a page are around it. The position follows OpenBible.info, which grades it a likely location.
People
People named in the same verses as Cyrene, most often first.
Events
6 events told in verses that name Cyrene, in the order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).
- AD 30Holy Week3 shared verses
- AD 30Bearing Cross to Golgotha3 shared verses
- AD 30The Holy Spirit comes1 shared verse
- AD 40Disciples first called Christians1 shared verse
- AD 45First Missionary Journey1 shared verse
- AD 45First missionary journey begins1 shared verse
Mentions
6 tagged verses in 4 books. Select a book to read its verses.
Counts are verses tagged with this place in Theographic. How Begat counts
Every verse
All 6 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
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.
Acts3 verses
- 2:10
Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome,
- 11:20
But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeks as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus.
- 13:1
Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
Nearby
The 10 places with a page nearest to Cyrene, by straight-line distance.