What does Genesis 10:21 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born."
Verse Genesis 10:21. _SHEM ALSO, THE FATHER OF ALL THE CHILDREN OF EBER_] It is generally supposed that the _Hebrews_ derived their name from _Eber_ or _Heber_, son of Shem; but it appears much more l...
- XXXIII. Shem 21. אבר _'eber_, “‘Eber, yonder side; verb: pass, cross.” 22. עילם _'eylām_, “‘Elam.” עוּל _‛__ûl_, “suckle.” עלם _‛__ālam_, “hide; be mature.” ארפכשׁד _'arpakshad_, “Arpakshad.” כ...
V. THE GENERATIONS OF THE SONS OF NOAH CHAPTER 10 Shem, Ham, and Japheth and Their Seed _ 1. The sons of Japheth (Genesis 10:2)_ 2. The sons of Ham (Genesis 10:6) 3. The sons of Shem (Genesis 10:2...
GENESIS 10. THE TABLE OF NATIONS. From P and J. To P we may assign Genesis 10:1; Genesis 10:20; Genesis 10:31 f. The rest belongs to J, for the most part to its secondary stratum, with some elements f...
SHEM: comes last (ace. to the Structure, which is an Introversion) because his "Generations" occupy the rest of the book. Hence when mentioned with the other two, Shem the youngest comes first. See no...
The Sons of Shem (J and P) 21. _And unto Shem_, &c. The brief account in verse is from J. _the father of all the children of Eber_ This is the point in the description of Shem which would seem most h...
UNTO SHEM ALSO, &C.— It is observable that Moses introduces Shem in a particular manner, mentioning him as the father of the children of Eber, that is, more especially of that Hebrew race, Numbers 24:...
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:...
_UNTO SHEM ALSO, THE FATHER OF ALL THE CHILDREN OF EBER, THE BROTHER OF JAPHETH THE ELDER, EVEN TO HIM WERE_ _ UNTO SHEM ALSO, THE FATHER OF ALL THE CHILDREN OF EBER, THE BROTHER OF JAPHETH THE ELDER,...
THE NATIONS DESCENDED FROM NOAH This section gives the origins and situations of the nations of the world, as their relationships were conceived by the early Hebrews. Before passing to the history of...
GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 10 NOAH’S FAMILY V1 These are the *descendants of Noah’s sons. Noah’s sons were Shem, Ham and Japheth. After the flood, they became the fathers of...
(21-23) SHEM... THE BROTHER OF JAPHETH THE ELDER. — Really, _the elder brother of Japheth._ Though the rules of Hebrew grammar will admit of no other rendering, it is remarkable that both the Syriac a...
וּ לְ שֵׁ֥ם יֻלַּ֖ד גַּם ־ה֑וּא אֲבִי֙ כָּל ־בְּנֵי ־עֵ֔בֶר אֲחִ֖י יֶ֥פֶת הַ גָּדֹֽול׃...
In this chapter we have a simple and straightforward account of the dispersion of the sons of Noah and their families after the Flood. The descendants of Japheth moved toward the isles or the coastlan...
Unto (i) Shem also, the father of all the children of (k) Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were [children] born. (i) In his stock the Church was preserved: therefore Moses stops sp...
_Of Heber. That is, of the nations beyond the Euphrates. Hebrews, &c. (Calmet) --- The elder brother, fratre Japheth majore, may be rendered as well "Japheth being his elder brother," which, as we hav...
Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born. Eber, meaning Hebrew, from whence sprung the Jews. Numbers 24:24....
There is one characteristic of divine revelation to which attention may be profitably called as a starting point. We have to do with facts. The Bible alone is a revelation of facts, and, we can add (n...
21._Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber_. Moses, being about to speak of the sons of Shem, makes a brief introduction, which he had not done in reference to the others. Nor was it w...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 AND 11. Chapter s 10, 11 give us the history of the world as peopled and established after the deluge, and the ways of men in this new world; the great pla...
UNTO SHEM ALSO, THE FATHER OF ALL THE CHILDREN OF EBER,.... And for the sake of those Shem is particularly said to be the father of, is this genealogy given, and indeed the whole book of Genesis wrote...
Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were [children] born. Ver. 21. _Unto Shem also._] His issue is set down last, because to be most...
_Unto Shem_, &c. The word _Shem_ signifies a _name;_ but two titles are also added whereby to distinguish him: 1st, He was _the father of all the children of Eber._ Eber was his great-grandson; but wh...
1 The generations of Noah. 2 The sonnes of Iaphet. 6 The sonnes of Ham. 8 Nimrod the first Monarch. 21 The sonnes of Shem. 1 NOW these are the generations of the sonnes of Noah; Shem, Ham, and Ia...
Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born. Shem is here called the father of all the children of Eber, the Hebrews in the...
THIRD SECTION _The Ethnological Table._ GENESIS 10:1-32 1Now these are the generations [genealogies] of the sons of Noah; [they were] Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and unto them were sons born after the...
DESCENDANTS OF NOAH In this chapter the genealogy of Japheth is given first (vs.1-5). Their history is not pursued in the book of Genesis: their character was that of the energy of independence, and...
15-32 The posterity of Canaan were numerous, rich, and pleasantly seated; yet Canaan was under a Divine curse, and not a curse causeless. Those that are under the curse of God, may, perhaps, thrive a...
OF ALL THE CHILDREN OF EBER, i.e. of the Hebrews, the only church and people of God when Moses wrote, who are called EBER, NUMBERS 24:24, as here, _the children of Eber._ And he is here called the fat...
This section of our book records the generations of Noah's three sons, noticing, especially, Nimrod, the founder of the kingdom of Babel, or Babylon, a name which occupies a very prominent place on th...
Genesis 10:21 born H3205 (H8795) Shem H8035 father H1 children H1121 Eber H5677 brother H251 Japheth H3315 elder H1419 SHEM - GENESIS 9:26. the father - Genesis 11:10-26 Eber - Numbers 24:24 the br...
‘And to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born. The sons of Shem: Elam and Ashur, and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram.' The special men...
CONTENTS: Establishing of the nations. CHARACTERS: Noah, Shem, Ham, Japheth, Nimrod, Canaan. CONCLUSION: God made all nations of one blood and determined the bounds of their habitations. KEY WORD:...
Genesis 10:2. _The sons of Japhet were Gomer, &c. Japhet_ is the Iapetos of the Greeks. His blessing _Niphtha_ occasioned him to be called Neptune by the Greeks. _Gomer,_ the father of the Galatinians...
_Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah_ A CHAPTER OF GENEALOGIES Many readers might be disposed to undervalue a chapter like this, since it is but a collection of names--some of which ar...
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), bein...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 10:1. Generations] The origins, genesis, or developments; a characteristic note of this book. The whole chapter is a table of the nations which descended from the sons of Noa...
PART II. THE POST-DILUVIAN AGE OF THE WORLD. CH. 10:1-11:26. FROM THE DELUGE TO THE CALL OF ABRAM. § 5. THE GENERATIONS or THE SONS OF NOAH (CH. 10:1-11:9). I. THE _historical credibility _of the p...
Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah (Genesis 10:1), And as we get into chapter ten, this chapter has been called the "Table of Nations". And here you have the beginning of all of the var...
Shem. the father. Genesis 11:10 Eber. Numbers 24:24 the brother. Genesis 10:2...
Two things especially are observable in this account of the posterity of Shem. The description of Shem, Genesis 10:21, we have not only his name, Shem, which signifies a name; but two titles to distin...