Cyrene
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Cyrene was a Greek city on the north coast of Africa on the Mediterranean Sea, directly south of the island of Crete.
- In New Testament times, both Jews and Christians lived in Cyrene.
- Cyrene is probably most well-known in the Bible as the home city of a man named Simon who carried the cross of Jesus.
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(See also: Crete)
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