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Alexandria
Morrish Bible Dictionary
or The city which Alexander the Great built with the object of its being the capital of the western empire. It was founded in B.C. 332, and was completed by the Ptolemies, who added to its wealth and splendour. It became very populous and a place of great commerce. Learning was cultivated and a famous library was collected. It was there that the translation of the LXX was made which supplied the many Jews who resided there with the O.T. in Greek, a language with which most of them were familiar. The city is identified with the modern well-known city of the same name, on the Mediterranean. It is only alluded to in the N.T. as being the birthplace of Apollos, who became companion of Paul, Acts 18:24; and as the city to which certain ships belonged or from whence they sailed. Acts 27:6; Acts 28:11 . Tradition relates that the apostle Mark was the first to introduce Christianity into Alexandria. The church there occupied an important position in after years, but not always to its credit.
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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Alexandria'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/a/alexandria.html. 1897.
