Alexandria

in Alexandria was the world’s largest synagogue, ruled by seventy elders 130:3.8

in Jesus times this city of one million people had a good number of attractions (130:3.4,7-8)

Hebrew scriptures were translated into Greek at Alexandria 121:6.2

Ptolemy’s library had a million manuscripts 74:8.12 130:3.4

In the Urantia Book

Jesus and Alexandria

• Joseph, Mary and Jesus sojourned at Alexandria two years 122:10.4 123:0.1-4
• the famous museum or university of Alexandria was the intellectual center of Occidental world 130:3.7
• a group of five prominent Jews of Alexandria meet with young Jesus to offer him a job as assistant to the chazan in Alexandria chief synagogue 128:5.2-5 148:8.2
• Jesus lived a good amount of experiences at Alexandria on his way to Rome 130:3
• the twelfth appearance of Jesus in morontia form took place in Alexandria before Rodan and a group of about eighty Greeks and Jews 191:6

Christianism and Alexandria

• early Christians in Alexandria also were disciples of Philo 121:6.6
• in early Christian era conditions were not so bad at Alexandria, holding much of Jesus’ teachings 195:3.10
• Simon Zelotes preached at Alexandria in his mission for preaching 139:11.11

Bible parallels

Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.

• The warning 122:10.4 — Mt 2:13.
• Flight to Egypt 122:10.4 — Mt 2:14.
• Length of stay 122:10.4 — Mt 2:15a,19-21.

Where it appears

Alexandria is linked in 43 paragraphs of the text; the first 40 are listed.

See also

• Egypt
• harbors

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