Bible Dictionaries
Reading
Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary
In the countries of the Levant the people never read silently, but go on in a kind of singing voice, aloud. The eunuch was probably thus reading when Philip overheard him, and finding that he was reading the Scriptures, said, "Understandest thou what thou readest?"
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Watson, Richard. Entry for 'Reading'. Richard Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/wtd/r/reading.html. 1831-2.