Keraia
People

Cush

Cush, a son of Ham, was the father of Nimrod and other descendants who became nations.

The name Cush means “Cushan, Cushi, Ethiopians; blackness”

MaleEarly PatriarchPatriarchs eraOld Testament2 books6 verses

Summary

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Genesis 10:6; only referred to as Cush (כּוּשׁ); son of Ham; a brother of Canaan, Egypt and Put; father of Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, Sabteca and Nimrod.

Glossary entries

Cush (Person)

Family members

Father

Ham

Siblings

Canaan Egypt Put

Children

Havilah Nimrod Raamah Sabtah Sabteca Seba

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Genesis 10:6
    The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
  2. Genesis 10:7
    The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
  3. Genesis 10:8
    Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.
  4. 1 Chronicles 1:8
    The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
  5. 1 Chronicles 1:9
    The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
  6. 1 Chronicles 1:10
    Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.