Biblical place
Where was Cush?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Babylon.
First appears in Genesis 2:13 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
Country of burnt faces; the Greek word by which the Hebrew Cush is rendered. Modern identification: Babylon.
Cush is represented in the local geography layer as Babylon. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 2:13 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.
Nearby biblical places
About 0 km away in the local coordinate layer.
Where it sits on the map
How to get to Cush today
Travel to Cush, the modern-day Babylon.
Cush is commonly identified with Babylon, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.
Cush is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.
This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.
Key passages
Appears in
1 chapter · 1 verse mention