Cush (Ethiopia)
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Cush (Ethiopia) is an ancient biblical region, often associated with areas south of Egypt including parts of modern-day Sudan and Ethiopia, known for its powerful kingdom and frequent mention in Scripture.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ethiopia (mythological kingdom) | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient region
ⓘ
biblical region ⓘ historical geographic term ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Meroë
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Napata NERFINISHED ⓘ Nubia NERFINISHED ⓘ modern Ethiopia ⓘ modern Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver | Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biblicalNameForm | Cush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient African regions
ⓘ
Biblical geography ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Kush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
Ethiopia in some Bible translations
ⓘ
land of Cush ⓘ |
| greekNameForm | Aithiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEponym | Cush (son of Ham) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
powerful kingdom
ⓘ
trade ⓘ warriors ⓘ wealth ⓘ |
| languageContext | Hebrew term “Kush” ⓘ |
| latinNameForm | Aethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Africa ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Ezekiel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Book of Genesis ⓘ Book of Isaiah NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Jeremiah NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Nahum NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Psalms NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| neighborOf | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlapsWith | Kingdom of Kush in Nubia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partiallyCorrespondsTo |
Ethiopia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Nile region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInBible |
symbol of distant lands
ⓘ
symbol of military strength ⓘ symbol of wealth and trade ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
first millennium BCE
ⓘ
second millennium BCE ⓘ |
| translationVariant | rendered as Ethiopia in many English Bibles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cetus
this entity surface form:
Ethiopia (mythological kingdom)
subject surface form:
Cassiopeia
this entity surface form:
Ethiopia (mythological kingdom)