Cush

male human biblical figure in Genesis 10 and 1 Chronicles 1, son of Ham, father of Nomrod &c
Person human_biblical_figure Q1138595
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Cush

Summary

Cush is a human biblical figure[1]. He draws 354 Wikipedia views per month (human_biblical_figure category, ranking #132 of 529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cush's father was Ham[3].
  • A child of Cush was Nimrod[4].
  • A child of Cush was Seba[5].
  • A child of Cush was Havilah[6].
  • A child of Cush was Sabtah[7].
  • A child of Cush was Raamah[8].
  • A child of Cush was Sabtechah[9].
  • Cush is recorded as male[10].
  • Cush's instance of is recorded as human biblical figure[11].
  • Cush's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025wsg[12].
  • Cush's Rodovid ID is recorded as 79258[13].
  • Cush's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[14].
  • Cush's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • Cush's present in work is recorded as Genesis 10[16].
  • Cush's present in work is recorded as 1 Chronicles 1[17].
  • Cush's British Museum person or institution ID is recorded as 9263[18].
  • Cush's Catholic Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 04575c[19].
  • Cush's sibling is recorded as Mizraim[20].
  • Cush's sibling is recorded as Canaan[21].
  • Cush's sibling is recorded as Phut[22].
  • Cush's Jewish Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 4815[23].

Body

Origins and Family

Cush's father was Ham[3].

Personal Life

Children include Nimrod[4], a human biblical figure[24]; Seba[5], a human biblical figure[25]; Havilah[6]; Sabtah[7], a human biblical figure[26]; Raamah[8], a human biblical figure[27]; and Sabtechah[9], a human biblical figure[28].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Cush include Cushitic[29], a language family[30].

Why It Matters

Cush draws 354 Wikipedia views per month (human_biblical_figure category, ranking #132 of 529).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for him include Cushitic[29], a language family[30].

FAQs

Who were Cush's parents?

Cush's father was Ham[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Book of Genesis. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . Book of Genesis. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . Book of Genesis. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Book of Genesis. wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . Book of Genesis. wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Genesis 10. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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