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  2. Zerah - Wikipedia

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    Zerah was most likely a Cushite of Nubia located in Southern Egypt and Northern Sudan who came to power as ruler of Egypt or at the very least a Nubian commander of The Egyptian/Nubian armies. William F. Albright suggested that Zerah was the governor of a Cushite colony which had been established by Shishak after his campaign in Israel. [ 7 ]

  3. Battle of Zephath - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Zephath, according to the Hebrew Bible (2 Chronicles 14:9–15), occurred during the period of 911-870 BCE in the reign of King Asa of Judah.It was fought in the Valley of Zephath near Maresha in modern-day Israel between the armies of the Kingdom of Judah under the command of King Asa and that of the Kushites and ancient Egyptians under the command of Zerah the Cushite, who ...

  4. Cush (Bible) - Wikipedia

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    The Book of Numbers 12:1 calls a wife of Moses "a Cushite woman", whereas Moses's wife Zipporah is usually described as hailing from Midian. Ezekiel the Tragedian's Exagoge 60-65 (fragments reproduced in Eusebius) has Zipporah describe herself as a stranger in Midian, and proceeds to describe the inhabitants of her ancestral lands in North Africa:

  5. 2 Chronicles 14 - Wikipedia

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    War between Asa and Zerah the Ethiopian (14:9–15) [ edit ] This section records a sacral war (cf. 2 Chronicles 13:2–20), where the outnumbered army of Judah faced a strong enemy, but when they cried to God (in accordance to 2 Chronicles 6:34–35), they achieved a victory and took abundant booty (verses 12–15).

  6. List of monarchs of Kush - Wikipedia

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    Kushite royal pyramids in Meroë. The system of royal succession in the Kingdom of Kush is not well understood. [4] There are no known administrative documents or histories written by the Kushites themselves; [5] because very little of the royal genealogy can be reliably reconstructed, it is impossible to determine how the system functioned in theory and when or if it was ever broken. [6]

  7. 1922 regnal list of Ethiopia - Wikipedia

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    The 1922 regnal list of Ethiopia is an official regnal list used by the Ethiopian monarchy which names over 300 monarchs across six millennia.The list is partially inspired by older Ethiopian regnal lists and chronicles, but is notable for additional monarchs who ruled Nubia, which was known as Aethiopia in ancient times.

  8. List of minor Hebrew Bible figures, A–K - Wikipedia

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    A Levite of a Gershonite branch; he was the son of Ethan and father of Zerah making him an ancestor of Asaph. (1 Chronicles 6:41) In 1 Chronicles 6:21, he is called Iddo. A Benjamite, being the son of Shimhi. (1 Chronicles 8:21) Apparently, he is the same with Shema in 1 Chronicles 8:13. A priest listed in 1 Chronicles 9:12 and Nehemiah 11:12.

  9. Cushi - Wikipedia

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    In early Modern Hebrew usage, the term Cushi was used as an unmarked referent to a dark-skinned or red-haired person, without derogatory implications. [2] For example, it is the nickname, or term of endearment, of the Israeli commando of Yemenite extraction, Shimon "Kushi" Rimon (b. 1939).