Cush (Bible) Cush (Bible) Cush or Kush ( , "Kush") was, according to the Bible, the eldest son of Ham, a son of Noah. He was the brother of Canaan (land of Canaan), Mizraim (Egypt) and Phut (land of Libya), and the father of the Biblical Nimrod mentioned in the "Table of Nations" in the Genesis 10:6 and I Chronicles 1:8. Cush is traditionally considered the eponymous ancestor of the people of the "land of Cush," an ancient territory that is believed to have been located on either side or both sides of the Red Sea. As such, "Cush" is alternately identified
The Gospel According to St. Matthew (film) amalgam of the four Gospels (subsequent films which would adhere as closely as possible to one Gospel account are 1979's "Jesus", based on the Gospel of Luke, and 2003's "The Gospel of John"). Pasolini stated that he decided to "remake the Gospel by analogy" and the film's sparse dialogue all comes directly from the Bible. Given Pasolini's well-known reputation as an atheist, a homosexual, and a Marxist, the reverential nature of the film came as a surprise, especially after the controversy of "La ricotta". At a press conference in 1966, Pasolini was asked why he, an unbeliever, had made a