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Ethiopian eunuch

The chief officer or prime minister of state of Candace (q.v.), queen of Ethiopia. He was converted to Christianity through the instrumentality of Philip (Act 8:27). The northern portion of Ethiopia formed the kingdom of Meroe, which for a long period was ruled over by queens, and it was probably from this kingdom that the eunuch came.

In the Bible

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Verses where Ethiopian eunuch is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Acts 8:27

    So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,

Scripture on Ethiopian eunuch

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Ethiopian eunuch references

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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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