Josephus writes of the brothers that "Abraham contrived to settle them in colonies; and they took possession of Troglodytis,In this case the word is applied to the cave dwelling peoples of the Rift Valley and the country of Arabia Felix, as far as it reaches to the Red Sea." But unlike his brothers, Shuah seems to have turned northward and travelled into northern Mesopotamia, in what is now the northern region of modern-day Syria. As evidenced by cuneiform texts, the land seems to have been named after him, being known as the land of Sûchu which lies to the south of ancient Hittite capital of Carchemish on the Euphrates river.Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, Review and Herald Publishing Association (Washington, D.C., USA), 1953, p.367
