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Eunuch

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: E By: James P. Boyd

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(couch guardian). A castrated male. Eunuchs became court officials (2 Kings 9:32³²And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs. (2 Kings 9:32); Esth. 2:3³And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them: (Esther 2:3); Acts 8:27²⁷And 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, (Acts 8:27)); could not enter the congregation (Deut. 23:1¹He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord. (Deuteronomy 23:1)). A celibate (Matt. 19:12¹²For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. (Matthew 19:12)).

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Boyd's Bible Dictionary: E

• Eunuch

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• Excommunication

• Executioner

• Expiation, Feast of

• Ezion-gaber, or geber