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Lucas
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(Δουκᾶς,Vulg. Lucas), a friend and companion of Paul during his imprisonment at Rome (Philemon 1:24). A.D. 57. He is doubtless the same as Luke, the beloved physician, who is associated with Demas in Colossians 4:14, and who remained faithful to the apostle when others forsook him (2 Timothy 4:11), on his first examination before the emperor. For the grounds of his identification with the evangelist Luke, (See LUKE).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Lucas'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​l/lucas.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Lucas'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​l/lucas.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.