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Cush

Upper Nile / Nubia (Sudan region) · Old Testament · 27 verses

Cush was the land south of Egypt along the upper Nile, corresponding to ancient Nubia in the region of modern Sudan. The KJV often renders it Ethiopia. The name appears in Genesis, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles and 8 more in the King James text.

About Cush

Cush was the land south of Egypt along the upper Nile, corresponding to ancient Nubia in the region of modern Sudan. The KJV often renders it Ethiopia.

Its place in the story

Cush appears in the table of nations as a son of Ham and as a real African kingdom. Cushite figures appear in Israel's history, and the prophets spoke oracles concerning Cush. It represented distant southern peoples in the biblical world.

Cush in Scripture (KJV)

“And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.”
“And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.”
“And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.”
“And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.”
“And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying,”
“The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.”
“And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.”
“And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.”

Cush is named 27 times in Scripture; 8 shown above.

Where it leads

The psalms foresee Cush stretching out its hands to God, a hope fulfilled when an Ethiopian official believed and was baptized after the resurrection of Christ.

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Where is Cush in the Bible?

Cush was the land south of Egypt along the upper Nile, corresponding to ancient Nubia in the region of modern Sudan. The KJV often renders it Ethiopia. The name appears in Genesis, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles and 8 more in the King James text.

What happened at Cush?

Cush appears in the table of nations as a son of Ham and as a real African kingdom. Cushite figures appear in Israel's history, and the prophets spoke oracles concerning Cush. It represented distant southern peoples in the biblical world.

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