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Bridgeway Bible Dictionary
• Africa
Dictionary of Early Christian Biography
• Scapula, Proconsul of Africa
• Dionysia, Martyr in Africa
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Witbank, South Africa, Diocese of
• Pietersburg, South Africa, Diocese of
• Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa
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Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Africa
• Air, Africa
• Angola (Portuguese West Africa)
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Africa
Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
• Africa
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Africa
• Daniel, Saint, of Africa
• Junilius of Africa
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Africa
• Africa`nus, Julius
• West Africa
The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Africa
• Notitia Provinciarum et Civitatum Africae
• Portuguese East Africa
•   (only first 3 shown)
The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Africa
• South Africa

By far the most frequent mention of Africa in the Bible has to do with Egypt (see EGYPT; GOSHEN; NILE). The land of Ethiopia is also mentioned frequently, sometimes under the name of Cush (see ETHIOPIA). Other African nations mentioned in the Bible are Libya (2 Chronicles 12:3; 2 Chronicles 16:8; Daniel 11:43), Put (Jeremiah 46:9; Ezekiel 30:5; Ezekiel 38:5; Nahum 3:9), and Lud (Jeremiah 46:9; Ezekiel 30:5). (For additional New Testament references to Africa see ALEXANDRIA; CYRENE.)