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Africa The continent of Africa is not mentioned by name in the Bible, but North Africa was considered part of the Mediterranean world and various North African places are named in the Old and New Testaments. Egypt was a major power in the political world of the Ancient Near East, and figures in many Old Testament events, most notably the Exodus story. In the New Testament, Egypt was Mary and Joseph’s destination when they fled from Herod. Cush/Ethiopia was also important. Philip the Evangelist baptized an Ethiopian Eunuch. In Greek and Latin, North Africa was called Libya; Cyrene was its central city.
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