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Since the decline of the Abyssinian empire subordinate 

 kings still retain the ancient title ; such, for instance, 

 as that of Bahar Negash, or king of the plain, &c.* 

 The Nubian people are of the same origin, mixed with 

 Arabs of the Rebiah tribe about Ibrim, and more pure 

 from thence to Tinareh in the hills. It was from this 

 region (Etaush) that queens, denominated Candace, 

 became historical personages ;t and the case of the 

 eunuch baptized by the apostle Philip, shows that the 

 Hebrew Scriptures were studied before the advent, 

 even as far up as Abyssinia, and that persons of the 

 progeny of Ham came up to Jerusalem to worship. 



To trust solely in the linguistic character of nations, 

 where slavery, polygamy, and where barter and vio- 

 lence alike daily interchange crowds of captives, is 

 at best unsafe ; all unwritten dialects, and even per- 

 manent nationality, becomes dubious ; consequently, 

 manners are greatly varied with the circumstances 

 of existence. 



* Apophis, supposed to be the Pharaoh visited by Abra- 

 ham, may have been a Naga king in Lower Egypt, as his 

 name is synonymous with Python. If he were the Apo- 

 phis slain by Horus, we would have an approximate date 

 for the known system of Egyptian religion. 



f Candace does not appear to have been a proper name, 

 but a title, perhaps a mutation of Khan or Kong. In that 

 case, Thosh or Taush would denote tusk. Etaush, the land 

 of ivory, which would again indicate the ruling power to 

 have originated in a northern or high mountain race of 

 conquerors. 



