They came to a place. The exact spot where this baptism took place is unknown. Jerome and Eusebius place it at Bethsura [Bethzur, Joshua 15:58], about twenty miles from Jerusalem, in a deep pool at the foot of a hill. Others think Acts 8:40 implies it was near Ashdod. Here is some water. Note it is the official who asks this! This implies Philip had taught him this. The Greek implies happiness that he could obey his Lord in the liquid grave (Colossians 2:12). See note on Acts 8:39.

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