Kús földje és kúsiták az Ószövetségben
The land of Kush and the Kushites in the Old Testament

Summary/Abstract: The geographical term Kush appears relatively often in the Old Testament. While this term may occasionally also refer to territories in the south-eastern neighbourhood of Judah (Num 12; 2 Chr 14; 21) or in Mesopotamia (Gen 10:8-12), Kush appears most often as a designation of a region south of Egypt, stretching as far as the highlands of central Africa. The first part of the present study discusses briefly the biblical passages dealing with non-African Kush (§1), the portrayal of African Kush in the ancient Near Eastern sources (§2), as well as the most important developments of the Kushite history during the 8-7th centuries and their impact on the Asian neighbours (§3). The second part of the article surveys some key references to Kush in the Old Testament under three categories: geography and ethnicity, historical allusions and theological images relating to this African country.

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