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Cyrene

Facts:

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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