Places of the Bible
Ethiopia
Upper Nile region (Nubia/Sudan) · both · 27 verses
Ethiopia in Scripture refers to the land of Cush along the upper Nile, south of Egypt. It corresponds to ancient Nubia rather than the modern nation alone. The name appears in Genesis, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles and 8 more in the King James text.
About Ethiopia
Ethiopia in Scripture refers to the land of Cush along the upper Nile, south of Egypt. It corresponds to ancient Nubia rather than the modern nation alone.
Its place in the story
Ethiopia is named among the nations in the psalms and prophets, often as a distant and mighty land. Zephaniah and Isaiah include Ethiopia in their oracles concerning the nations. It stands for the far reaches of the known world.
Ethiopia in Scripture (KJV)
Ethiopia is named 27 times in Scripture; 8 shown above.
Where it leads
An Ethiopian eunuch reading Isaiah was led by Philip to faith in Jesus, an early sign of the gospel reaching distant nations.
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Where is Ethiopia in the Bible?
Ethiopia in Scripture refers to the land of Cush along the upper Nile, south of Egypt. It corresponds to ancient Nubia rather than the modern nation alone. The name appears in Genesis, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles and 8 more in the King James text.
What happened at Ethiopia?
Ethiopia is named among the nations in the psalms and prophets, often as a distant and mighty land. Zephaniah and Isaiah include Ethiopia in their oracles concerning the nations. It stands for the far reaches of the known world.
Scripture verbatim KJV. Place facts curated; any coordinates via Wikidata (CC0).