| Cushan-Rishathaim -
kū´shan-rish-a-thā´im International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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| (כּוּשׁן
רשׁעתים,
kūshan rish‛āthayīm,
translated, or rather interpreted, as “man from Cush, he of the twofold
crime”; Septuagint
Χουσαρσαθάιμ,
Chousarsatháim,
the King James Version Chushan-rishathaim): Mentioned in
Jdg 3:8-10 as a king
of Mesopotamia who was chosen by God as his tool to chastise the
Israelites for their idolatry. After Joshua's death the children of Israel
soon began to affiliate themselves with the heathen peoples among whom
they dwelt. This was the fertile source of all their troubles. God
delivered (“sold”) them into the hands of the heathen. C.-r. is the first
whose name is given in this connection. Barring this short passage in Jdg
nothing is known of the man. Eight years the Israelites were under his
dominion, when the Lord raised up a deliverer to them, Othniel, the son of
Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother - the first of the judges.
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Taken from: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia by James Orr, M.A., D.D., General Editor |
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