What does "Cushite" mean in the Bible?
The messenger sent by Joab to David to announce his victory over Absalom (2 Sam. 18:32). Cushite appears in 9 verses across 3 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Cushite?
(1.) The messenger sent by Joab to David to announce his victory over Absalom (2 Sam. 18:32). (2.) The father of Shelemiah (Jer. 36:14). (3.) Son of Gedaliah, and father of the prophet Zephaniah (1:1). (4.) Moses married a Cushite woman (Num. 12:1). From this circumstance some have supposed that Zipporah was meant, and hence that Midian was Cush.
Definition text: Easton's Bible Dictionary · 1897. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Cushite?
Where does Cushite appear in the Bible?
Cushite is referenced in 9 verses across 3 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 2 Chronicles 14:9
- 2 Samuel 18:21
- 2 Samuel 18:23
- 2 Samuel 18:31
- 2 Samuel 18:32
- Jeremiah 38:7
- Jeremiah 38:10
- Jeremiah 38:12
- Jeremiah 39:16
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Cushite.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Cushite?
Cushite appears in 9 verses across 3 books, most often in 2 Samuel, which accounts for 4 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Cushite?
2 Samuel, Jeremiah, 2 Chronicles.
Where can I read every verse about Cushite?
This page lists 9 of them. Protos carries all 9, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
