Lux Domini

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

Babylon

About 0 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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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.

Modern orientation

Babylon

Babylonia

32.543°N · 44.422°E

Key passages

Appears in

Genesis

1 chapter · 1 verse mention