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Centurion
Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature
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Centu´rion, a Roman military officer in command of a hundred men, as the title implies. Cornelius, the first Gentile convert to Christianity, held this rank (; ). Other Centurions are mentioned in ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
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Kitto, John, ed. Entry for 'Centurion'. "Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature". https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​kbe/​c/centurion.html.
Kitto, John, ed. Entry for 'Centurion'. "Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature". https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​kbe/​c/centurion.html.