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Smith's Bible Dictionary
Meroe. (Ezekiel 29:10) The Hebrews do not appear to have had much practical acquaintance with
Ethiopia itself, though the Ethiopians were well known to them through their intercourse with
Egypt. The inhabitants of Ethiopia were a Hamitic race. (Genesis 10:6) They were divided into
various tribes, of which the Sabeans were the most powerful. The history of Ethiopia is closely
interwoven with that of Egypt. The two countries were not unfrequently united under the rule of
the same sovereign. Shortly before our Saviour’s birth a native dynasty of females, holding the
official title of Candace (Plin. vi. 35), held sway in Ethiopia, and even resisted the advance of the
Roman arms. One of these is the queen noticed in (Acts 8:27)
Ethiopian
properly “Cushite,” (Jeremiah 13:23) used of Zerah, (2 Chronicles 14:9) (8), and Ebed-melech.
(Jeremiah 38:7,10,12; 39:16)
Ethiopian Eunuch, The
a Jewish proselyte, (Acts 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.
Ethiopian Woman
The wife of Moses is to described in (Numbers 12:1) She is elsewhere said to have been the
daughter of a Midianite, and in consequence of this some have supposed that the allusion is to
another wife whom Moses married after the death of Zipporah.
Ethnan
(hire), one of the sons of Helah the wife of Ashur. (1 Chronicles 4:7)
Ethni
(munificent), a Gershonite Levite. (1 Chronicles 6:41)
Eubulus
(prudent), a Christian at Rome mentioned by St. Paul. (2 Timothy 4:21) (A.D. 64.)
Eunice
(good victory), mother of Timotheus. (2 Timothy 1:5) (A.D. before 47.)
Eunuch
“The English form of the Greek word which means bed-keeper . In the strict and proper sense
they were the persons who had charge of the bed-chambers in palaces and larger houses. But as
the jealous and dissolute temperament of the East required this charge to be in the hands of persons
who had been deprived of their virility, the word eunuch came naturally to denote persons in that
condition. But as some of these rose to be confidential advisers of their royal master or mistresses,
the word was occasionally employed to denote persons in such a position, without indicating
anything of their proper manhood.” -Abbott.
Euodia
[See Euodias]
Euodias
(fragrant), a Christian woman at Philippi. (Philemon 4:2) (A.D. 57.) The name is correctly
Euodia, as given in the Revised Version.
Euphrates
is probably a word of Aryan origin, signifying “the good and abounding river. ” It is most
frequently denoted in the Bible by the term “the river.” The Euphrates is the largest, the longest
and by far the most important of the rivers of western Asia. It rises from two chief sources in the
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