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Rufus in the New Testament. 1 Son of Simon of Cyrene. 2 Christian in Rome. Perhaps the same as 1.

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A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | © A Dictionary of the Bible 1997, originally published by Oxford University Press 1997. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Rufus (‘Red’) Possibly the same man mentioned both in Mark 15: 21 as a son of Simon of Cyrene and greeted by Paul in Rom. 16: 13 along with his mother. The connection is sometimes advanced as one link in the chain of evidence associating the gospel of Mark with Rome.
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A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | © A Dictionary of First Names 2006, originally published by Oxford University Press 2006. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Rufus ♂ From a Latin nickname meaning ‘red(-haired)’. It is mentioned in the Bible (Mark 15:21) as the name of a son of Simon the Cyrenian, the man who was forced by the Romans to carry Jesus's cross to Golgotha. It was the nickname of William II (William Rufus, son of William the Conqueror, who was noted for his ruddy complexion), and was sometimes used in medieval documents as a translation of various surnames with the same sense. It began to be used as a given name in the 17th century.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Rufus." A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 24 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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