Acts 8:27,28

Now an Ethiopian eunuch. Ethiopia was the part of Africa south of Egypt. It was common in the East to "desex" strong, intelligent young men, and train them for positions of leadership. This "mutilated" man was probably a Gentile converted to Judaism, although he could never be a "full Jew" because he was a eunuch Deuteronomy 23:1), In charge of the treasury. This shows his importance. ["Candace" is not a personal name, but a title.] Her court was on an island in the Nile river, about a thousand miles from the Mediterranean Sea. To worship God. Traveling this long distance, his Bible study, etc., shows him to be a devout man.[He would be allowed only in the Court of the Gentiles, because of his mutilation (Deuteronomy 23:1).