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Kush: see Cush 1 Asian nation, perhaps the same as one of similar name in E Mesopotamia. Gen. 10.8; 1 Chron. 1.10. 2 Ancient kingdom of Nubia , in the present Sudan, which flourished from the 11th cent. B.C. to the 4th cent. A.D. The rulers of Cush overran Upper Egypt (mid-8th cent. ..... Click the link for more information. . Cushor KushAncient country, Nubia region of the Nile River valley. In the 2nd millennium BC it was subject to Egypt. In the 8th century BC Cushite King Piye invaded and conquered Egypt. It was ruled from 719 BC by Piye's brother Shabaka, who also invaded Egypt and set up the 25th dynasty; he subsequently made Memphis his capital. In the mid-7th century BC the Cushite kingdom's capital was transferred to Meroë, where the Cushites ruled for another 1,000 years. Cush, Kush Old Testament 1. the son of Ham and brother of Canaan (Genesis 10:6) 2. the country of the supposed descendants of Cush (ancient Ethiopia), comprising approximately Nubia and the modern Sudan, and the territory of southern (or Upper) Egypt How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Standing in front of a dry-erase board that listed various types of marijuana -- Indica, Sativa, Hindu Kush -- Frye defended his business. Taylor of Environment & Climate News points to the work of researchers from England's Newcastle University who studied glaciers in the Karakoram, Hindu Kush, and Western Himalaya mountains. superpictus in hill areas north and south of the Hindu Kush mountain range. |
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