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etc.; in the coarser it is ground up for plaster of Paris. The noted sculptured slabs from Nineveh are
made of this material.
Alameth
properly Al’emeth (covering), one of the sons of Beecher,the son of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles
7:8)
Alammelech
(king’s oak), a place within the limits of Asher, named between Achshaph and Amad. (Joshua
19:26) only.
Alamoth
(virgins), (Psalms 46:1) title; (1 Chronicles 15:20) Some interpret it to mean a musical instrument,
and others a melody.
Alemeth
(covering), a Benjamite, son of Jehoadah or Jarah, (1 Chronicles 8:36; 9:42) and descended
from Jonathan the son of Saul. (B.C after 1077.)
Alexander
•Son
of Simon the Cyrenian, who was compelled to bear the cross for our Lord. (Mark 15:21)
•One of the kindred of Annas the high priest. (Acts 4:6)
•A Jew at Ephesus whom his countrymen put forward during the tumult raised by Demetrius the
silversmith, (Acts 19:33) to plead their cause with the mob.
•An Ephesian Christian reprobated by St. Paul in (1 Timothy 1:20) as having, together with one
Hymenaeus, put from him faith and a good conscience, and so made shipwreck concerning the
faith. This may be the same with
•Alexander the coppersmith, mentioned by the same apostle, (2 Timothy 4:14) as having done him
many mischiefs.
Alexander Iii
(helper of men—brave) king of Macedon, surnamed the Great, the son of Philip and Olympias,
was born at Pella B.C. 356, and succeeded his father B.C. 336. Two years afterwards he crossed
the Hellespont (B.C. 334) to carry out the plans of his fathers and execute the mission of (Greece
to the civilized world. He subjugated Syria and Palestine B.C. 334-332. Egypt next submitted to
him B.C. 332, and in this year he founded Alexandria. In the same year he finally defeated Darius
at Gaugamela, who in B.C. 330 was murdered. The next two years were occupied by Alexander in
the consolidation of his Persian conquests and the reduction of Bactria. In B.C. 327 he crossed the
Indus; turning westward he reached Susa B.C. 325, and proceeded to Babylon B.C. 324, which he
chose as the capital of his empire. In the next year (B.C. 323) he died there of intemperance, at the
early age of 32, in the midst of his gigantic plans; and those who inherited his conquests left his
designs unachieved and unattempted. cf. (Daniel 7:6; 8:5; 11:3) Alexander is intended in (Daniel
2:39) and also Dani 7:6; 8:5-7; 11:3,4 The latter indicating the rapidity of his conquests and his
power. He ruled with great dominion, and did according to his will, (Daniel 11:3) “and there was
none that could deliver .... out of his hand.” (Daniel 8:7)
Alexandria, Or Alexandria
(from Alexander), 3 Ma 3:1; (Acts 18:24; 6:9) the Hellenic, Roman and Christian capital of
Egypt. Situation .— (Alexandria was situated on the Mediterranean Sea directly opposite the island
of Pharos, 12 miles west of the Canopic branch of the Nile and 120 miles from the present city of
Cairo.) It was founded by Alexander the Great, B.C. 332, who himself traced the ground plan of
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