Acts 8:27

And having got up, Philippos went. And, hinei, an Ethiopian man, a eunuch, a court official of the Kandake of the Ethiopians! He was over all of her Otzrot (treasury) and had come worshipping to Yerushalayim, + 8:27 Ps 68:31; 87:4; Zeph 3:10; Isa 56:3-5; 1Kgs 8:41-43

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,

In Context

26And a malach Adonoi spoke to Philippos, saying, Get up and go south on the derech going down from Yerushalayim to Gaza. This is desert.

28And he was returning and sitting in his chariot and he was reading Yeshayah HaNavi.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 30:13Neither is it beyond the yam, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the yam for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?

1 Kings 10:1And when the Malkah (Queen) of Sheva heard of the fame of Sh'lomo, that it was for the Shem Hashem, then she came to test him with chidot (hard questions, riddles).

Psalms 68:29Eloheicha hath commanded thy oz; 1 strengthen, O Elohim, that which Thou hast wrought for us. 1

Psalms 87:4To them that know me, I will make mention of Rachav and Babylon; 1 hinei, Philistia, and Tzor, with Ethiopia: 1 this man was born there. 1

Isaiah 45:14Thus saith Hashem: 1 The toil of Mitzrayim, and merchandise of Kush 1 and of the Seva'im (Sabeans, those from Seba in Arabia), men of tall stature, 1 shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: 1 they shall come after thee; 1 in chains they shall come over, 1 and they shall cast themselves down unto thee, 1 they shall make supplication unto thee, saying: 1 Surely El (G-d) is with thee; 1 and there is none other, no other Elohim. 1

Isaiah 60:3And the Goyim shall walk by thy ohr, 1 and melachim by the brightness of thy shining. 1

Matthew Henry on Acts 8:27-40

Philip and the Ethiopian. 26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. 27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, 28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet. 29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join… Read the whole commentary →

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