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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)

“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.”

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.

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