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Felix in Naves Topical Bible

(The Roman governor of Judaea) -Paul tried before Ac 23:24-35; 24 -Trembles under Paul's preaching Ac 24:25 -Leaves Paul in bonds Ac 24:26,27; 25:14...

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Ethiopian eunuch in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

e-thi-o'-pi-an u'-nuk eunouchos): A man who occupied a leading position as treasurer at the court of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, and who was converted and baptized by Philip the deacon (Acts 8:27-39). Being a eunuch, he was not in the full Jewish communion (compare Dt 23:1), but had gone up to Jerusalem to worship, probably as a pro...

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Ezri in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

ez'-ri (`ezri, "my help"; Ezrai, or Ezdri): "Ezri, the son of Chelub," appointed by David to be superintendent of agriculture (1 Ch 27:26)....

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Felix in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(happy), a Roman procurator of Judea appointed by the emperor Claudius in A.D. 53. He ruled the province in a mean, cruel and profligate manner. His period of office was full of troubles and seditions. St. Paul was brought before Felix in Caesarea. He was remanded to prison, and kept there two years in hopes of extorting money from him. Ac 24:...

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Ethiopian eunuch in Smiths Bible Dictionary

a Jewish proselyte, Ac 8:26 etc., who was treasurer of Candace queen of Ethiopia, but who was converted to Christianity on a visit to Jerusalem, through philip the evangelist. Nothing is known of him after his return to Ethiopia....

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Evil-merodach in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

e-vil-me-ro'-dak; -mer'-o-dak 'ewil merodhakh; Septuagint Eueialmarodek; so B in K, but B in Jeremiah, and A and Q in both places much corrupted): The name of the son and immediate successor of Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon. The Babylonian form of the name is Amelu-Marduk, that is, "man of Marduk." About 30 contract tablets dated in this ...

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