Cushan

"Probably a poetic or prolonged name of the land of Cush, the" "Arabian Cush (Hab. 3:7). Some have, however, supposed this to be" "the same as Chushan-rishathaim (Judg. 3:8, 10), i.e., taking the" "latter part of the name as a title or local appellation, Chushan" "of the two iniquities (= oppressing Israel, and provoking them" "to idolatry), a Mesopotamian king, identified by Rawlinson with" Asshur-ris-ilim (the father of Tiglathpileser I.); but "incorrectly, for the empire of Assyria was not yet founded. He" held Israel in bondage for eight years.