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== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69812" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69812" /> == | ||
<p> [[Candace]] (''Kăn'Da-S'' ''Ç'' or ''Kan-Dâ'Sç,'' Eng.,''Kan'Dâs'' ), ''Sovereign Of Slaves?'' The name is a title of Ethiopian queens. Acts 8:27. Her chamberlain or treasurer, a eunuch, was met by Philip the evangelist on the road between Jerusalem and Gaza, and converted. Her kingdom was Upper Nubia. </p> | <p> [[Candace]] ( ''Kăn'Da-S'' ''Ç'' or ''Kan-Dâ'Sç,'' Eng., ''Kan'Dâs'' ), ''Sovereign Of Slaves?'' The name is a title of Ethiopian queens. Acts 8:27. Her chamberlain or treasurer, a eunuch, was met by Philip the evangelist on the road between Jerusalem and Gaza, and converted. Her kingdom was Upper Nubia. </p> | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50301" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50301" /> == | ||
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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2338" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2338" /> == | ||
<p> '''''kan´da''''' -'''''sē''''' ( Κανδάκη , <i> '''''Kandákē''''' </i> ): Queen of the Ethiopians ( Acts 8:27 ). Pliny states that the name Candace had already been borne for many years by the queens of Ethiopia (vi,29). See Ethiopia . Her treasurer, "a eunuch of great authority," was baptized by Philip the Evangelist on his return from worshipping in Jerusalem. </p> | <p> ''''' kan´da ''''' - ''''' sē ''''' ( Κανδάκη , <i> ''''' Kandákē ''''' </i> ): Queen of the Ethiopians ( Acts 8:27 ). Pliny states that the name Candace had already been borne for many years by the queens of Ethiopia (vi,29). See Ethiopia . Her treasurer, "a eunuch of great authority," was baptized by Philip the Evangelist on his return from worshipping in Jerusalem. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_29558" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_29558" /> == | ||
