Candace

CANDACE kan'-da-se (Kandake):

Queen of the Ethiopians (Acts 8:27). Pliny states that the name Candace had already been borne for many years by the queens of Ethiopia (vi,29). See

ETHIOPIA. Her treasurer, "a eunuch of great authority," was baptized by Philip the Evangelist on his return from worshipping in Jerusalem.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CANDACE'".  "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".  1915.