Ethiopian eunuch

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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.

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Ethiopian Eunuch, The
a Jewish proselyte, (Acts 8:26) etc., who was treasurer of Candace queen of Ethiopia, but who was co...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Eunuch
·vt ·Alt. of <<Eunuchate>>. II. Eunuch ·noun A male of the human species castrated; commonly, one o...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Eunuch
Literally bed-keeper or chamberlain, and not necessarily in all cases one who was mutilated, althoug...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Eunuch
"The English form of the Greek word which means bed-keeper . In the strict and proper sense they wer...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Ethiopian
·adj ·Alt. of <<Ethiopic>>. II. Ethiopian ·noun A native or inhabitant of Ethiopia; also, in a gene...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Ethiopian
properly "Cushite," (Jeremiah 13:23) used of Zerah, (2 Chronicles 14:9) (8), and Ebed-melech. (Jerem...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Ethiopian woman
The wife of Moses (Num. 12:1). It is supposed that Zipporah, Moses' first wife (Ex. 2:21), was now d...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Ethiopian Woman
The wife of Moses is to described in (Numbers 12:1) She is elsewhere said to have been the daughter ...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary