Ethiopia

How Nave’s arranged it

• (A region in Africa, inhabited by the descendants of Ham)
• The inhabitants of, blackJeremiah 13:23
• Within the Babylonian empireEsther 1:1
• Rivers ofGenesis 10:6Isaiah 18:1
• Bordered Egypt on the southEzekiel 29:10
• Was called the land of Cush, mentioned inGenesis 10:61 Chronicles 1:9Isaiah 11:11
• Warriors ofJeremiah 46:92 Chronicles 12:3Ezekiel 38:5
• Defeated by Asa2 Chronicles 14:9–152 Chronicles 16:8
• Invaded Syria2 Kings 19:9
• Merchandise ofIsaiah 45:14
• Moses marries a woman ofNumbers 12:1
• Ebel-melech, at the court of Babylon, native of

The passages, in Bible order (26)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Genesis 10:6

   The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

   ›Commentary on Genesis 10:62 voices

   “(Verse 6) The sons of Ham: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan. Cush, even to this day, is called Ethiopia by the Hebrews; Egypt is called Mizraim, and Put is called Libya. From Put, the river of Mauritania is called as such, and the entire region surrounding it is known as the Putian region. Many Greek and Latin writers attest to this. However, it is not the place or time to discuss why the ancient name of Libya has remained only in a certain part of the region, and the rest of the land is called Africa.

   “And the sons of Ham,.... Next to the sons of Japheth, the sons of Ham are reckoned; these, Josephus (z) says, possessed the land from Syria, and the mountains of Amanus and Lebanon; laying hold on whatever was towards the sea, claiming to themselves the countries unto the ocean, whose names, some of them, are entirely lost, and others so greatly changed and deflected into other tongues, that they can scarcely be known, and few whose names are preserved entire; and the same observation will hold good of others.

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2. Numbers 12:1

   Then Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married, for he had taken a Cushite wife.

   ›Commentary on Numbers 12:12 voices

   “Miriam the prophetess herself, who with her brothers had crossed the straits of the sea on foot, because, being still ignorant of the mystery of the Ethiopian woman, she had murmured against her brother Moses, broke out with leprous spots, so that she would scarcely have been freed from so great a plague, unless Moses had prayed for her.

   “And Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses,....

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3. 2 Kings 19:9

   Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush: “Look, he has set out to fight against you.” So Sennacherib again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

   ›Commentary on 2 Kings 19:91 voice

   “Tirhakah king of Ethiopia - The Tehrak or Teharka of the hieroglyphics. He was the last king of the 25th or Ethiopian dynasty, which commenced with Shebek or Sabaco, and he reigned upward of 26 years. The Assyrian inscriptions show that he still ruled in Egypt as late as 667 B.C., when Esarhaddon 2Ki 19:37 died, and his son Asshur-bani-pal succeeded him. He probably ascended the Egyptian throne about 692 B.C., having previously ruled over Ethiopia before he became king of Egypt (compare Isa 37:9).

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4. 1 Chronicles 1:9

   The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

   ›Commentary on 1 Chronicles 1:91 voice

   “Seba, and Havilah - “Sindi and Hindi, and Semadaei, and Libyes and the Zingitae; but the sons of the Mauritanians, Demargad and Mesag.” - T.

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5. 2 Chronicles 12:3

   with 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen, and countless troops who came with him out of Egypt—Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites.

   ›Commentary on 2 Chronicles 12:32 voices

   “twelve hundred chariots - This number is not unusnal (compare Exo 14:7; 1Ki 10:26). Benhadad brought 1,200 chariots into the field against Shalmaneser II; and Ahabhad at the same time a force of 2,000 chariots (compare the 1Ki 20:1 note). The Lubims or “Libyans” Dan 11:43, were a people of Africa, distinct from the Egyptians and the Ethiopians dwelling in their immediate neighborhood. They were called Ribu or Libu by the Egyptians. See Gen 10:13. Sukkiims - This name does not occur elsewhere.

   “With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen; and the people were without number,....

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6. 2 Chronicles 14:9–15

   Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots, and they advanced as far as Mareshah.

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   “And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian, with an host of thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots,....

   “Zerah the Ethiopian is probably Usarken (Osorkon) II, the third king of Egypt after Shishak, according to the Egyptian monuments. Osorkon II may have been by birth an Ethiopian, for he was the son-in-law, not the son, of the preceding monarch, and reigned in right of his wife. The object of the expedition would be to bring Judaea once more under the Egyptian yoke. An host of a thousand thousand - This is the largest collected army of which we hear in Scripture; but it does not exceed the known numbers of other Oriental armies in ancient times.

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7. 2 Chronicles 16:8

   Were not the Cushites and Libyans a vast army with many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand.

   ›Commentary on 2 Chronicles 16:81 voice

   “Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen?.... They were no less than 1,000,000 men, and three hundred chariots, 2Ch 14:9, the Lubim were the Libyans, a people near Egypt, that dwelt in Africa; according to an Arabic writer (l), they were the Nubians: yet, because thou didst rely on the Lord, he delivered them into thine hand; and with equal ease could and would have delivered the Syrian army unto him, had he as then trusted in the Lord. (l) Abulpharag. Hist. Dynast. dyn. 3. p. 57.

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8. Esther 1:1

   This is what happened in the days of Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Cush.

   ›Commentary on Esther 1:11 voice

   “The Book of Esther stands corrupted by various translators. Which (book) I, lifting up from the archives of the Hebrews, have translated more accurately word for word. The common edition drags the book by knotted ropes of words hither and yon, adding to it things which may have been said or heard at any time. This is as is usual with instruction by schools, when a subject has been taken up, to figure out from the words which someone could have used, which one either suffered injury, or which one caused injury (to the text).

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9. Psalms 68:31

   Envoys will arrive from Egypt; Cush will stretch out her hands to God.

   ›Commentary on Psalms 68:311 voice

   “Legates shall come out of Egypt. Egypt is interpreted "darkness": out of the darkness of this world. Ethiopia shall stretch out her hand before to God. Because we who were black with sins and passions went before the Israelite people, and believe in the Savior: just as she who had a flow of blood went before the daughter of the ruler of the synagogue, and is healed.

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10. Psalms 87:4

    “I will mention Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me— along with Philistia, Tyre, and Cush— when I say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’”

    ›Commentary on Psalms 87:41 voice

    “I will be mindful of Rahab and Babylon among those who know me. Since he said, Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God, and yet we understand that very city as the Church gathered from the nations: therefore now it is said concerning the calling of the nations, I will be mindful of Rahab and Babylon among those who know me. Whoever is a sinner, let him be secure: the Lord was mindful of Rahab. I said secure, if he returns to the Lord: for otherwise security without tears has no remedy.

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11. Isaiah 11:11

    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.

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    “On that day the root of Jesse shall stand as a signal to the peoples; the nations shall inquire of him, and his dwelling shall be glorious. LXX: On that day the root of Jesse shall stand as a signal to the peoples; the nations shall seek him out, and his dwelling shall be honored. For his resting place has been chosen in Hebrew, Mnuatho (), which all have likewise translated. And for his honor, in Hebrew it is read as Chabod (), which clearly signifies glory.

    “376. And it shall come to pass in that day. In this part he promises the restoration of the people as to three things: first, as to their liberation; second, as to the condition of the liberated, where it says, and the envy of Ephraim …

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12. Isaiah 18:1

    Woe to the land of whirring wings, along the rivers of Cush,

    ›Commentary on Isaiah 18:11 voice

    “(Verse 1) I have placed both editions in the most obscure prophecy so that nothing may seem to be lacking to those who want to understand what is written.

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13. Isaiah 20:2–6

    the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet.” And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot.

    ›Commentary on Isaiah 20:2–62 voices

    “Second, he sets out the divine command: go, and loose: and Ezechiel shall be unto you for a sign of things to come (Ezek 24:24). Third, the fulfillment of the command: and he did so, below: and I do not resist (Isa 50:5). …

    “(Chapter 20, verses 1 and following) In the year that Tartan came to Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him and he fought against Ashdod and took it, at that time the Lord spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, "Go, and loose the sackcloth from your waist and take off your sandals from your feet," and he did so, walking naked and barefoot. And the Lord said, "As my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot for three years, as a sign and a portent against Egypt and Cush.

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14. Isaiah 43:3

    For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place.

    ›Commentary on Isaiah 43:31 voice

    “(Verse 3) For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I have given Egypt as your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in exchange for you. LXX: for I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I have made your exchange for Egypt, and Ethiopia, and Seba for you.

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15. Isaiah 45:14

    This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”

    ›Commentary on Isaiah 45:141 voice

    “(Verse 14 onwards) Thus says the Lord: The labor of Egypt and the trade of Ethiopia and the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over to you and be yours; they shall follow you; they shall come over in chains and bow down to you. They will plead with you, saying: Surely God is in you, and there is no other, no god besides you. Truly you are a hidden God, the God of Israel, the Savior. All of them are put to shame and are confounded; the makers of idols go in confusion together.

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16. Jeremiah 13:23

    Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Neither are you able to do good— you who are accustomed to doing evil.

    ›Commentary on Jeremiah 13:231 voice

    “For as the prophet speaks," If the Ethiopian changes his skin, or the leopard his spots," then will they be willing to think religiously who have been instructed in irreligion. You, however, beloved, on receiving this, read it by yourself.

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