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Alexander, name of seven men
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(1) ALEXANDER THE GREAT
King of Macedon, 336-323 B.C. He is mentioned in 1 Mach., i, 1-10; vi, 2. He is also supposed to be spoken of in Dan., ii,39; vii, 6; viii,5-7; xi 3,4.
(2) ALEXANDER BALAS
Eleventh King of Syria, 150-145 B. C. His struggle for the throne, his promises to Jonathan, his pro- Jewish policy may be learned from I Mach., x, 1-89. He was vanquished by his father-in-law, Ptolemy Philometor of Egypt, and Syria thus passed into the hands of Demetrius II ( 1 Maccabees 11:1-19 ).
(3) ALEXANDER
A son of Simon of Cyrene mentioned by St. Mark ( 15:21 ) who carried the Cross after Jesus.
(4) ALEXANDER
A member of the court that tried Peter and John ( Acts 4:6 ); some identify him with Alexander Lysimachus the brother of Philo and friend of Claudius before he ascended the throne.
(5) ALEXANDER
A Jew or a Jewish Christian ( Acts 19:33-34 ) who attempted to defend St. Paul in his Ephesian difficulty -- some identify him with the son of Simon of Cyrene.
(6) ALEXANDER
An Ephesian Christian who apostatized ( 1 Timothy 1:20 ), and who together vith Hymeneus was delivered up to Satan by the Apostles.
(7) ALEXANDER
A coppersmith of Ephesus ( 2 Timothy 4:14-15 ), who did much evil to St. Paul . Some identify him with the Alexander mentioned under the preceding number.