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# Simon ... Alexander ... Rufus
These are names of men. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
# Cyrene
This is the name of a place. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
# from the country
"from outside the city"
# he was the father of Alexander and Rufus
This is background information about the man whom the soldiers forced to carry Jesus's cross. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-background]])
# they forced him to carry his cross
According to Roman law, a solider could force a man he came upon along the road to carry a load. In this case, they forced Simon to carry Jesus's cross.