Isaiah 18:1

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Ah, the land of the rustling of wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia;

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Cush was the kingdom south of Egypt, centered in Nubia along the upper Nile (modern Sudan), whose envoys likely traveled by river. In Isaiah’s oracle, this distant, powerful land is summoned in connection with Mount Zion, where the Lord’s sovereignty is displayed.

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Isaiah 18:1 mentions Cush, Mount Zion and Nile.