Bible Dictionaries
Cushite
Holman Bible Dictionary
(cyoo' sshite) Citizen or inhabitant of Cush. See Amos 9:7 ). An unnamed Cushite served as Joab's messenger to bring the news of Absalom's death to David (2 Samuel 18:21-32 ). A eunuch under King Zedekiah who helped Jeremiah escape from a cistern into which the king had had him thrown (Jeremiah 38:6-12; Jeremiah 39:16 ). See Ebed-melech .
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Cushite'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/c/cushite.html. 1991.