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From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: C By: James P. Boyd

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(black). (1) Oldest son of Ham (Gen. 10:6,8⁶And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. (Genesis 10:6)
⁸And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. (Genesis 10:8); 1 Chron. 1:8-10⁸The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. ⁹And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. ¹⁰And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth. (1 Chronicles 1:8‑10)). (2) That indefinite country translated Ethiopia (Gen. 2:13¹³And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. (Genesis 2:13)). (3) The country settled by Ham’s descendants (Gen. 10:6-8⁶And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. ⁷And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. ⁸And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. (Genesis 10:6‑8); Isa. 18:1¹Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia: (Isaiah 18:1); Jer. 13:23²³Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. (Jeremiah 13:23); Dan. 11:43⁴³But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps. (Daniel 11:43)). (4) A Benjamite (Psa. 7 title).

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