Candace
Queen of Ethiopia
Candace was the title of the queen of Ethiopia. Her powerful court official, who had charge of her entire treasury, was on his way home from Jerusalem when Philip preached the gospel to him and baptized him.
Key events
Her Court Official Is Baptized
The court official of Queen Candace, who was in charge of her entire treasury, was taught and baptized by Philip on the road from Jerusalem.
27So he got up and went. And there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasury. He had come to Jerusalem to worship,
καὶ ἀναστὰς ἐπορεύθη, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἀνὴρ Αἰθίοψ εὐνοῦχος δυνάστης ⸀Κανδάκης βασιλίσσης Αἰθιόπων, ὃς ἦν ἐπὶ πάσης τῆς γάζης αὐτῆς, ὃς ἐληλύθει προσκυνήσων εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ,