GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 10:1 The Descendants of Noah’s Sons. The next main section of Genesis 1:1 shows how humanity becomes divided into different nations. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 10:2 FROM THESE THE COASTLAND PEOPLES SPREAD. This places Japheth’s descendants in the coastal regions and islands of the Mediterranean Sea. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 10:6 Many of Israel’s enemies, such as the Egyptians, Babylonians, Philistines, and various Canaanite groups, descended from HAM. CUSH and PUT are regions south and west of Egypt, respectively. CUSH FATHERED NIMROD (v. Genesis 10:8). This may seem unusual since Cush is linked... [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 10:21 Abraham was descended from SHEM. Many of Shem’s descendants are Arabian tribes or kingdoms. Shem’s great-grandson EBER receives special attention (v. Genesis 10:21), being mentioned even before Shem’s own sons are named (v. Genesis 10:22). The designation “Hebrew” (see... [ Continue Reading ]