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Andrew
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
or 1. Commonly known as Saint Andrew; one of the twelve apostles of Jesus; brother of Simon Peter. Both Andrew and Peter were fishermen and natives of Bethsaida, on the Lake of Gennesareth (John, 1:44). According to the Gospel of John, Andrew was a disciple of John the Baptist and was present at the baptism of Jesus. He and Peter were the first to be summoned as apostles in the well-known expression, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men" (Matthew 4:18-19). Andrew appears to have been in the inner circle of the disciples (Mark, 13:3; John, 6:8, 12:22). Christian tradition represents him to have been martyred at Patræ in Greece; and his arm was alleged to have been brought as a relic to Scotland by St. Regulus. It is owing to this fact that Andrew has become the patron saint of Scotland, and that the British flag contains a representation of the saltire cross, on which he is reported to have been crucified. 2. A Jew of Crete who revolted against Rome in the time of Trajan ("Dio Cassius," 68:32).
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Andrew'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/a/andrew.html. 1901.
