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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Stephen,  MN  (city,  FIPS  62698) 
  Location:  48.45148  N,  96.87717  W 
  Population  (1990):  707  (342  housing  units) 
  Area:  2.1  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  56757 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Stephen 
  one  of  the  seven  deacons,  who  became  a  preacher  of  the  gospel. 
  He  was  the  first  Christian  martyr.  His  personal  character  and 
  history  are  recorded  in  Acts  6.  "He  fell  asleep"  with  a  prayer 
  for  his  persecutors  on  his  lips  (7:60).  Devout  men  carried  him 
  to  his  grave  (8:2). 
 
  It  was  at  the  feet  of  the  young  Pharisee,  Saul  of  Tarsus,  that 
  those  who  stoned  him  laid  their  clothes  (comp.  Deut.  17:5-7) 
  before  they  began  their  cruel  work  The  scene  which  Saul  then 
  witnessed  and  the  words  he  heard  appear  to  have  made  a  deep  and 
  lasting  impression  on  his  mind  (Acts  22:19,  20). 
 
  The  speech  of  Stephen  before  the  Jewish  ruler  is  the  first 
  apology  for  the  universalism  of  the  gospel  as  a  message  to  the 
  Gentiles  as  well  as  the  Jews.  It  is  the  longest  speech  contained 
  in  the  Acts  a  place  of  prominence  being  given  to  it  as  a 
  defence. 
 
 
  From  Hitchcock's  Bible  Names  Dictionary  (late  1800's)  [hitchcock]: 
 
  Stephen,  same  as  Stephanas 
 




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