- Alexandria:
- Alexandria, now Scanderoon, was a celebrated city and port of Egypt, built by Alexander the Great, situated on the Mediterranean and the lake Moeris, opposite the island of Pharos, and about twelve miles from the western branch of the Nile. "Thenª there aroseª° certainª ofª the¹ synagogue,ª which² is calledª° [the synagogue] of the Libertines,ª andª Cyrenians,ª andª Alexandrians,ª andª of them¹ ofª Ciliciaª andª of Asia,ª disputing²° with¹ Stephen.ª" {Act 6:9} + "Andª a certainª Jewª namedª Apollos,ª bornª at Alexandria,ª an eloquentª man,ª [and]¹ mightyª²° inª the¹ scriptures,ª cameª° toª Ephesus.ª" {Act 18:24} + "Andª afterª threeª monthsª we departedª° inª a shipª of Alexandria,ª which had winteredª° inª the¹ isle,ª whose signª was Castor and Pollux.ª" {Act 28:11}
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