Cush (Bible)

Cush
Cush
Personal
Children	Nimrod, Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Sabtechah
Parent	Ham (father);

Cush or Kush (/kʊʃ, kʌʃ/ Hebrew: כּוּשׁ Kūš; Ge'ez: ኩሽ), according to the Hebrew Bible, was the oldest son of Ham and a grandson of Noah. He was the brother of Mizraim, Phut, and Canaan. Cush was the father of Nimrod.^[1]^[2]

Cush is traditionally considered the ancestor of the "Land of Cush", an ancient territory believed to have been located near the Red Sea. Cush is identified in the Bible with the Kingdom of Kush or ancient Aethiopia.^[3] The Cushitic languages are named after Cush.

^ Williams, Frank (2008-11-27). The Panarion of Epiphanius of Salamis: Book I: (Sects 1-46) Second Edition, Revised and Expanded. BRILL. p. 18. ISBN 978-90-474-4198-4.
^ "Genesis 10:8-12". Bible (New Living Translation ed.). Tyndale House. 2006. ISBN 978-1414309477.
^ The Kingdoms of Kush. National geographic society. 2018. Archived from the original on 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2022-02-19.

[1] Williams, Frank (2008-11-27). The Panarion of Epiphanius of Salamis: Book I: (Sects 1-46) Second Edition, Revised and Expanded. BRILL. p. 18. ISBN 978-90-474-4198-4.

[:0-2] "Genesis 10:8-12". Bible (New Living Translation ed.). Tyndale House. 2006. ISBN 978-1414309477.

[Scribner-3] The Kingdoms of Kush. National geographic society. 2018. Archived from the original on 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2022-02-19.

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