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Cush was the eldest son of Ham, who was one of Noah's three sons. The lineage of Cush is outlined in the Table of Nations in <a href="/genesis/10-6.htm">Genesis 10:6-8</a>: "The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth."<br><br><b>Geographical Location</b><br><br>The land of Cush is generally associated with the region south of Egypt, often identified with modern-day Sudan and parts of Ethiopia. This is supported by various biblical references that place Cush in proximity to Egypt and other African territories. For instance, <a href="/isaiah/18.htm">Isaiah 18:1-2</a> refers to the land of Cush as being "beyond the rivers of Cush," indicating a location further south of Egypt.<br><br><b>Historical and Cultural Context</b><br><br>The Cushites were known for their distinct culture and influence in the ancient Near East. They are often depicted as a powerful and wealthy people. In <a href="/2_chronicles/14-9.htm">2 Chronicles 14:9-12</a>, Zerah the Cushite led a vast army against King Asa of Judah, highlighting their military prowess. The passage states, "Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of a million men and three hundred chariots, and he came as far as Mareshah."<br><br>The Cushites also had interactions with Israel and Judah, both in conflict and alliance. In <a href="/2_kings/19-9.htm">2 Kings 19:9</a>, the Cushite king Tirhakah is mentioned as coming to the aid of Hezekiah, king of Judah, against the Assyrian threat.<br><br><b>Biblical Significance</b><br><br>The Cushites hold a notable place in biblical prophecy and narrative. <a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11</a> speaks of the Lord's promise to gather the remnant of His people from various lands, including Cush: "On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea."<br><br>The inclusion of Cush in the prophetic vision of God's redemption plan underscores the universal scope of God's covenant and the inclusion of all nations in His salvific purposes. <a href="/zephaniah/3-10.htm">Zephaniah 3:10</a> further emphasizes this by stating, "From beyond the rivers of Cush My worshipers, the daughter of My dispersed people, will bring Me an offering."<br><br><b>Notable Individuals</b><br><br>One of the most prominent Cushites in the Bible is the Ethiopian eunuch mentioned in <a href="/acts/8-26.htm">Acts 8:26-39</a>. This account describes Philip the Evangelist being led by the Holy Spirit to meet an Ethiopian official, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. The eunuch was reading the book of Isaiah, and Philip explained the passage, leading to the eunuch's conversion and baptism. This event signifies the spread of the Gospel beyond the Jewish community to the ends of the earth, including Cush.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>The Cushites, as descendants of Cush, are a people of great historical and biblical importance. Their interactions with Israel, their role in biblical prophecy, and their inclusion in the early spread of Christianity highlight their significance in the biblical narrative. The Cushites serve as a testament to the diverse and far-reaching nature of God's plan for humanity.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/1719.htm"><span class="l">1719. Dedan -- a descendant of Ham, also a descendant of Abraham <b>...</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> Or (prolonged) Ddaneh (Ezek. 25:13) {deh-daw'- neh}; of uncertain derivation; Dedan,<br> the name of two <b>Cushites</b> and of their territory -- Dedan. 1718, 1719. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1719.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/tidwell/the_bible_period_by_period/chapter_iii_from_the_flood.htm"><span class="l">From the Flood to Abraham</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The Canaanites were subdued by the Israelites; the <b>Cushites</b> of Chaldea were absorbed<br> by Semitic conquerors and Carthage of the Phoenicians fell before her foes <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../tidwell/the bible period by period/chapter iii from the flood.htm</font><p><a href="/library/leupold/exposition_of_genesis_volume_1/chapter_x.htm"><span class="l">Chapter x</span></a> <br><b>...</b> "Cush," whose various subdivisions are recorded in v.7, represents the land of Ethiopia<br> to the south of Egypt, but at the same time the <b>Cushites</b> are found <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter x.htm</font><p><a href="/library/leupold/exposition_of_genesis_volume_1/chapter_xxv.htm"><span class="l">Chapter xxv</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Skinner assigns to them the region "intermediate between the Arabian <b>Cushites</b> on<br> the south; the Edomites, Moabites, etc., on the west; and the Aramaeans on the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xxv.htm</font><p><a href="/library/hengstenberg/christology_of_the_old_testament/the_prophet_amos.htm"><span class="l">The Prophet Amos.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> tremble by its swelling.". Ver.7. "Are you not as the sons of the <b>Cushites</b><br> unto Me, O children of Israel? saith the Lord. Have not I <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../hengstenberg/christology of the old testament/the prophet amos.htm</font><p><a href="/library/swete/an_introduction_to_the_old_testament_in_greek_additional_notes/chapter_ii_books_of_the.htm"><span class="l">Books of the Hebrew Canon.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 1 CHRONICLES i.10"16, 17b"23 are wanting in ^B, which thus shortens the genealogy<br> by omitting (1) the posterity of Ham, except the <b>Cushites</b>, (2) the longer <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter ii books of the.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/c/cushites.htm"><span class="l"><b>Cushites</b> (10 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Cushites</b> (10 Occurrences). <b>...</b> 2 Chronicles 14:12 So the LORD<br> smote the <b>Cushites</b> before Asa, and before Judah; and the <b>Cushites</b> fled. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/cushites.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/cush.htm"><span class="l">Cush (31 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The <b>Cushites</b> appear to have spread along extensive tracts, stretching from<br> the Upper Nile to the Euphrates and Tigris. At an early <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/cush.htm - 25k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/cushite.htm"><span class="l">Cushite (15 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Isaiah 20:4 So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and<br> the <b>Cushites</b> captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their hind <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/cushite.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jehoram.htm"><span class="l">Jehoram (27 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The Edomites revolted from under his yoke, and the Philistines and the Arabians<br> and <b>Cushites</b> invaded the land, and carried away great spoil, along with <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jehoram.htm - 30k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/cushy.htm"><span class="l">Cushy (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/cushy.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/cushi.htm"><span class="l">Cushi (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Judah") is sufficient refutation of the opinion that the use of Cushi as or in lieu<br> of a proper name "seems to show that there were but few <b>Cushites</b> among the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/cushi.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/assyrians.htm"><span class="l">Assyrians (15 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (KJV WBS). Amos 9:7 Are ye not as children of the <b>Cushites</b> to me, O children of<br> Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel from the land of Egypt? <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/assyrians.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/accad.htm"><span class="l">Accad (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The Semitic Babylonians ("the white race"), or, as some scholars think, first the<br><b>Cushites</b>, and afterwards, as a second immigration, the Semites, invaded and <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/accad.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/africa.htm"><span class="l">Africa (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2. The <b>Cushites</b> <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/africa.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/seba.htm"><span class="l">Seba (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Dillmann, however, suggests (on Genesis 10:7) that the people of Seba were another<br> branch of the <b>Cushites</b> East of Napatha by the Arabian Sea, of which Strabo <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/seba.htm - 10k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Cushites.html">Who were the Cushites? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/King-Asa.html">Who was King Asa in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/questions_miscellaneous-Bible.html">Miscellaneous Bible Questions (All) | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Cushites (10 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-3.htm">2 Chronicles 12:3</a></span><br />With twelve hundred chariots, and sixty thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the <span class="boldtext">Cushites</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WBS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/14-12.htm">2 Chronicles 14:12</a></span><br />So the LORD smote the <span class="boldtext">Cushites</span> before Asa, and before Judah; and the Cushites fled.<br /><span class="source">(WBS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/14-13.htm">2 Chronicles 14:13</a></span><br />And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them to Gerar: and the <span class="boldtext">Cushites</span> were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.<br /><span class="source">(WBS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/16-8.htm">2 Chronicles 16:8</a></span><br />Were not the <span class="boldtext">Cushites</span> and the Lubims a numerous army, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them into thy hand.<br /><span class="source">(WBS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-16.htm">2 Chronicles 21:16</a></span><br />Moreover, the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the <span class="boldtext">Cushites</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WBS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/46-9.htm">Jeremiah 46:9</a></span><br />Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth: the <span class="boldtext">Cushites</span> and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians that handle and bend the bow.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/30-9.htm">Ezekiel 30:9</a></span><br />In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships to make the careless <span class="boldtext">Cushites</span> afraid, and great pain shall come upon them, as in the day of Egypt: for lo, it cometh.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/daniel/11-43.htm">Daniel 11:43</a></span><br />But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the <span class="boldtext">Cushites</span> shall be at his steps.<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/amos/9-7.htm">Amos 9:7</a></span><br />Are ye not as children of the <span class="boldtext">Cushites</span> to me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel from the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Assyrians from Kir?<br /><span class="source">(WBS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/zephaniah/2-12.htm">Zephaniah 2:12</a></span><br />You <span class="boldtext">Cushites</span> also, you will be killed by my sword.<br /><span class="source">(WEB WBS NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/c/cushites.htm">Cushites</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/cushites.htm">Cushites (10 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/howsoever.htm">Howsoever (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/o/overran.htm">Overran (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/custodian.htm">Custodian (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hurt.htm">Hurt (84 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/c/cushite_woman.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Cushite Woman"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Cushite Woman" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/c/cushy.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Cushy"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Cushy" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>