Encyclopedia of The Bible – Cushan
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Cushan

CUSHAN koo’ shăn (כּוּשָׁ֑ן, LXX (Αἰθιόπων). A name which occurs only once in a description of Yahweh coming from the area of Sinai (Hab 3:7). The LXX understood the passage to refer to Ethiopia. The parallelism with “the curtains of the land of Midian” may indicate that the region near Midian is meant, and Cushan may be an old name for that area. Perhaps the CUSHITE designation for the wife of Moses (Num 12:1) means she was a Midianitess.