Bible Person

Cush

Meaning: Cushan · Male · 6 cross references

Cush is a son of Ham and ancestor of several peoples and rulers associated with the southern regions beyond Egypt. His significance stretches from early genealogy into the biblical map of nations. First appears in Gen 10:6.1

AI summary: Cush matters because the cross references present him as the root of a wide family line that includes both peoples and prominent names such as Nimrod. Genesis and Chronicles use him to sketch the spread of nations after the flood, giving his branch a major place in the world's repopulation. His descendants also shape how Scripture imagines lands to Israel's south and southwest. Taken together, the material presents Cush as a foundational post-flood ancestor whose line extends across both genealogy and world geography.1