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Candace

Candace

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Copyright

Candace The title of queen mothers who ruled Ethiopia (modern Sudan). It is mentioned (Acts 8: 27) to illustrate the progress of the Gospel beyond Palestinian Judaism: a court chamberlain sympathetic to Judaism was returning from Jerusalem in a covered wagon when he encountered Philip, who converted and baptized him.
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Candace

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Candace ♀ The hereditary name of a long line of queens of Ethiopia. One of them is mentioned in the Bible, when the apostle Philip baptizes ‘a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure’ (Acts 8:27).
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Candace." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Candace." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Candace.html

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Candace

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Candace , title for queens in ancient Ethiopia. One of them made war (c.22 BC) on the Roman governor of Egypt, who defeated her and destroyed Napata, her capital. Another Candace is mentioned in the Bible as the queen of the eunuch converted by Philip (Acts 8.27-39).

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Candace

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Candace in biblical times, a title of queen mothers who ruled Ethiopia; in Acts 8:27, the apostle Philip converts and baptizes the chamberlain of one of these queens.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Candace." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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