Alexander of Enon
This Samaritan from Enon took in Benjamin, a young member of his family, not out of pity but to exploit him. He is a violent man who is truly feared by those around him. Isaac the shepherd is moved with pity when he sees the fate of the young pastourWater and decides to free him against a sum of money. Alexander pockets the amount without releasing young Benjamin, despite the testimony of three notable men of the town: Eli, Levi, and Jonah.
At the intervention of Jesus, he responds with violence and is struck by the very term from his blasphemy, with sudden blindness:
Character and Appearance
An elderly man, very robust, with a hard profile, with a chest and limbs of a Struggler. A blow from his hands must be like a brutal club strike.
Apostolic Journey
"- I fear neither God nor Beelzebub. And You expect me to be afraid of You? Of a madman? [...] What is it that You want to see?
- Not your crimes, because I know them all. All of them. Also those that no one knows.
But I want to see whether you do not even understand that this is the last hour of mercy that God grants you to repent. I want to see whether remorse does not rise to split your stone heart, whether…"[2]
His Name
Alexander comes from the Greek meaning "defender of men" – Historical: Reference to Alexander the Great.