# כּוּשׁ (kush) Israeli respelling: kush. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew. Strong’s H3568. 30 Old Testament occurrences. Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite King James renderings: Chush, Cush, Ethiopia. Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/kush-h3568 ## Occurrences - [Genesis 2:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/2/13) — And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. - [Genesis 10:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/10/6) — And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. - [Genesis 10:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/10/7) — And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. - [Genesis 10:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/10/8) — And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. - [2 Kings 19:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/19/9) — 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, s… - [1 Chronicles 1:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/1/8) — The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. - [1 Chronicles 1:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/1/9) — And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. - [1 Chronicles 1:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/1/10) — And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth. - [Esther 1:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/1/1) — Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven an… - [Esther 8:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/8/9) — Then were the king’s scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and… - [Job 28:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/28/19) — The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold. - [Psalms 7:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/7/1) — O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me: - [Psalms 68:31](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/68/31) — Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God. - [Psalms 87:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/87/4) — I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there. - [Isaiah 11:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/11/11) — And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which s… - [Isaiah 18:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/18/1) — Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia: - [Isaiah 20:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/20/3) — And the LORD said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia; - [Isaiah 20:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/20/4) — So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with t… - [Isaiah 20:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/20/5) — And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory. - [Isaiah 37:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/37/9) — And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to… - [Isaiah 43:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/43/3) — For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. - [Isaiah 45:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/45/14) — Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and th… - [Jeremiah 46:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/46/9) — Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and t… - [Ezekiel 29:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/29/10) — Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower o… - [Ezekiel 30:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/30/4) — And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her… - [Ezekiel 30:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/30/5) — Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by th… - [Ezekiel 30:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/30/9) — In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid, and great pain shall come upon them, as in t… - [Ezekiel 38:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/38/5) — Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet: - [Nahum 3:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nahum/3/9) — Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers. - [Zephaniah 3:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/zephaniah/3/10) — From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.