Note 49 — 1. THE EGYPTIANS.
Reading edition
In Jeremiah Cush and Phut are names of African nations; while in hieroglyphics Libya is called Nephaiat, the “country of the nine bows.” The root of Nephaiat being Phut (in Coptic a bow) connects the Libyans with Phut, the son of Ham, (Gen. x. 6,) and confirms the affiliation of the Libyans and Egyptians. See Gliddon, Anc. Egypt, p. 25, 27, 41.