PART TWENTY-THREE: THE BEGINNINGS OF THE NATIONS (Genesis 10:1-32) 1. _The Families of Noah_ (Genesis 10:1). _Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, namely, of Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood._ It seems that Noah gave to Shem and Japheth, by prophe... [ Continue Reading ]
5. _The Line of Japheth_ (Genesis 10:2-5). 2 _The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 3 And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. 4 And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. Of these were the isles of... [ Continue Reading ]
6. _The Line of Ham_ (Genesis 10:6-20). 6 And the sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan. 7 And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamab: Sheba, and Dedan. 8 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. 9 He was... [ Continue Reading ]
7. _Interlude: Nimrod the Empire-Builder._ (Genesis 10:8-12) The story of Nimrod is intriguing, to say the least. He is described as a mighty one in the earth, as a mighty hunter before Jehovah. What does this mean? Lange answers (CDHCG, 349): By such a proverb there may be noted a praiseworthy, Her... [ Continue Reading ]
8. _The Line of Shem_ (Genesis 10:21-32, Genesis 11:10-32). 21 And unto Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born. 22 The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram. 23 And the sons of Aram: Uz, and Hul, and Geth... [ Continue Reading ]