![]() This region, with an abundance of natural resources, was known to the Egyptians as Cush and was occupied by them during periods of Egyptian strength. In biblical times, Ethiopia was equivalent to Nubia, the region beyond the first cataract of the Nile south, or upstream, of Egypt. The biblical Ethiopia should not be confused with the modern nation of the same name somewhat further to the southeast. In some passages such as Genesis 2:13 and Isaiah 11:11, various English versions alternate between Cush and Ethiopia. English translations have generally followed the Septuagint in designating the land as Ethiopia and its inhabitants as Ethiopians. The ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament, the Septuagint, rendered Cush by the Greek word Ethiopia, except where it could be taken as a personal name. The Old Testament Hebrew (and Egyptian) name for the region was Cush. Confusion has arisen between the names Ethiopia and Cush. (ee' thi oh' pi uh) The region of Nubia just south of Egypt, from the first cataract of the Nile into the Sudan. ![]()
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