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An'drew. (manly). One of the apostles of our Lord, Joh_1:40One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.; Mat_4:18And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. , brother of Simon Peter. He was of Bethsaida, and had been a disciple of John the Baptist, leaving him to follow our Lord. By his means, his brother Simon was brought to Jesus. Joh_1:41He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messiah, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. . His place among the apostles seems to have been fourth, next after the three; Peter, James and John, and in company with Philip. Mar_3:18And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,; Act_1:13And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James. . The traditions about him are various. He is said to have preached in Scythia, in Greece, in Asia Minor and Thrace, and to have been crucified at Patrae in Achaia.