Bible Dictionary
Ethiopian
An Ethiopian, or Cushite, was a person from the land of Cush south of Egypt. The term is applied in Scripture to figures such as Zerah, Ebed-melech, and other inhabitants of that region.
Definition
An Ethiopian, properly a Cushite, was a person from the land of Cush south of Egypt. The term could designate inhabitants or officials from that region.
Biblical Usage
The term is applied in Scripture to Zerah, Ebed-melech, and other Cushites mentioned in the biblical records.
Historical Background
The biblical Cushites were associated with the Ethiopian region south of Egypt, whose inhabitants were described as a Hamitic people.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
properly “Cushite,” (Jeremiah 13:23) used of Zerah, (2 Chronicles 14:9) (8), and Ebed-melech. (Jeremiah 38:7,10,12; 39:16)