People of the Bible

Cornelius

In the story

Peter meets Cornelius · 38 AD

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

A centurion whose history is narrated in Acts 10. He was a “devout man,” and like the centurion of Capernaum, believed in the God of Israel. His residence at Caesrea probably brought him into contact with Jews who communicated to him their expectations regarding the Messiah; and thus he was prepared to welcome the message Peter brought him. He became the first fruit of the Gentile world to Christ. He and his family were baptized and admitted into the Christian church (Acts 10:1, 44-48).

From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.

Named in 10 verses

Acts: 10:1, 10:3, 10:7, 10:17, 10:21, 10:22, 10:24, 10:25, 10:30, 10:31

The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.