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Scythians

people group

Nomadic peoples of the steppes north of the Black Sea named by Paul in Colossians to show that ethnic distinctions are abolished in Christ.

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Who or what is this?

Nomadic peoples of the steppes north of the Black Sea, regarded by and as the epitome of barbarian remoteness. They are named only once in Scripture, in Colossians 3:11, where lists them alongside the "barbarian" to declare that in such ethnic distinctions are abolished. The mention testifies to the gospel's reach to the furthest known peoples.

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