CUSH, the eldest son of Ham, in the Bible, from whom seems to have been derived the name of the "Land of Cush," commonly rendered "Ethiopia" by the Septuagint and the Vulgate. The exact territory thus designated is uncertain, some maintaining that it lies in Africa, in which case it will be the country to the south of Assouan, others that it is in Arabia, whilst a third view again associates the name with the "Kassites," who for some centuries dominated Babylonia. The various references suggest that the term may have been applied to districts in all three regions.