Ethio'pian (Αἰθίοψ, Ac 8:27; כּוּשׁי, Kushi', Nu 12:1; 2Ch 12:3; 2Ch 14:9,12-13; 2Ch 16:8; 2Ch 21:16; Jer 13:23; Jer 38:7,10,12; Jer 39:16; Da 11:43; Am 9:7; Zep 2:12; i.e., Cushite; elsewhere as a rendering of the simple כּוּשׁ, Kush), an inhabitant of the land of ETHIOPIA SEE ETHIOPIA (q.v.) or CUSH SEE CUSH properly "Cushite" (Jer 13:23); used of Zerah (2Ch 14:9 [8]) and Ebedmelech (Jer 38:7,10,12; Jer 39:16). SEE CUSHI.
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John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More