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: ''Main Article: [[Cushites]]'' | : ''Main Article: [[Cushites]]'' | ||
Cushites ({{Hebrew Name|כושים|Kūshīm}}) are the descendants of [[Cush (man)|Cush]], who was one of the sons of [[Ham]] who settled in Northeast | Cushites ({{Hebrew Name|כושים|Kūshīm}}) are the descendants of [[Cush (man)|Cush]], who was one of the sons of [[Ham]] who settled in Northeast Africa. In the Bible and archaically, a large region covering northern [[Sudan]], modern day southern [[Egypt]] and parts of [[Ethiopia]], [[Eritrea]], and [[Somalia]] were known as Cush. Some contend that Cush was also present in southern Arabia. | ||
Cush is often considered to be the progenitor of the [[Negroid race|Black race]] in general. | Cush is often considered to be the progenitor of the [[Negroid race|Black race]] in general. |