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Cornelius

People's Dictionary of the Bible

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Cornelius (Kor-nç'li-ŭs, Eng. Kôr-nçl'yŭs). A Roman centurion of the Italian cohort stationed in Cæsarea, Acts 10:1, etc., a man full of good works and almsdeeds. With his household he was baptized by Peter, and thus Cornelius became the first-fruits of the Gentile world to Christ.

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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Cornelius'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​rpd/​c/cornelius.html. 1893.
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