Difference between revisions of "Ethiopia"

<p> '''Ethiopia''' (''ç'thi-ô'pi-ah'' ), ''burnt-faces.'' Called Cash by the Hebrews, a country south of Egypt. &nbsp;Ezekiel 29:10. In the [[Scriptures]] "Ethiopia" usually refers to the region extending from Egypt southward beyond the junction of the White and Blue Nile. This was Seba, &nbsp;Isaiah 43:3, and known to the Romans as the kingdom of Meroe. The country is rolling and mountainous, the elevation increasing toward the south, until it reaches a height of about 8000 feet in Abyssinia. Frequent notices of this country and its people are found in the Bible. It was settled by the children of Ham, &nbsp;Genesis 10:6, dark-skinned men of stature. &nbsp;Jeremiah 13:23; &nbsp;Isaiah 45:14. They were selected as members of royal households. &nbsp;Jeremiah 38:7-13. The treasurer of its queen, Candace was baptized by Philip. &nbsp;Acts 8:27-38. It is noticed in, connection with Egypt, &nbsp;Isaiah 20:4; &nbsp;Isaiah 43:3; &nbsp;Isaiah 45:14; with [[Libya]] (Phut), &nbsp;Jeremiah 46:9 : [[Lydia]] and [[Chub]] (Lub and Lud), &nbsp;Ezekiel 30:5, and the Sukkiim. &nbsp;2 Chronicles 12:3. Moses married an Ethiopian, &nbsp;Numbers 12:1; Ethiopians were in Shishak's army, &nbsp;2 Chronicles 12:3; Zerah, an Ethiopian king, had an army of a million soldiers, &nbsp;2 Chronicles 14:9-12 : Job mentioned the precious stones of Ethiopia, &nbsp;Job 28:19; the Israelites were familiar with the merchandise of that country, &nbsp;Isaiah 45:14; and Isaiah foretold the subjugation of Ethiopia by the Assyrians. &nbsp;Isaiah 20:4; &nbsp;Isaiah 20:6. Among the [[Assyrian]] inscriptions of Assurbanipal, now in the British Museum, [[George]] Smith deciphered several which especially illustrate and confirm the fulfillment of this prophecy. Among other prophecies in respect to Ethiopia are &nbsp;Psalms 68:31; &nbsp;Psalms 87:4; &nbsp;Isaiah 45:14; &nbsp;Ezekiel 30:4-9; &nbsp;Daniel 11:43; &nbsp;Habakkuk 3:7; &nbsp;Zephaniah 2:12; &nbsp;Nahum 3:8-10. The Romans in the reign of [[Augustus]] Caesar, b.c. 22, defeated Candace, queen of Ethiopia, and made the country tributary to Rome. Candace was an official title of the queens, one of whom is named in &nbsp;Acts 8:27. </p>