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the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
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Alexas
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(Ἀλεξᾶς , contracted from Alexander, q.v.), a favorite of Herod the Great, and by his influence the husband of Salome (Josephus, Ant. 17, 1, 1; War, 1, 28, 6), by whom he had a son, also named Alexas, and married to Cypros, a daughter of Antipater (Ant. 18, 5, 4). (See HERODIAN FAMILY).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Alexas'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/a/alexas.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Alexas'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/a/alexas.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
