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| | |Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood. | | |Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood. |
| − | | | + | |This is the genealogy of the sons of [[Noah]], that is, [[Shem]], [[Ham]], and [[Japheth]]. These men had sons after the [[Great Flood|Flood]]. |
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| | |The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. | | |The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. |
| − | | | + | |The sons of [[Japheth]]: |
| | + | * [[Gomer]] |
| | + | * [[Magog]] |
| | + | * [[Madai]] |
| | + | * [[Javan]] |
| | + | * [[Tubal]] |
| | + | * [[Meschech]] |
| | + | * [[Tiras]] |
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| | |And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. | | |And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. |
| − | | | + | |Sons of Gomer: |
| | + | * [[Ashkenaz]] |
| | + | * [[Riphath]] |
| | + | * [[Togarmah]] |
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| | |And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. | | |And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. |
| − | | | + | |Sons of Javan: |
| − | | | + | * [[Elishah]] |
| | + | * [[Tarshish]] |
| | + | * [[Kittim]] |
| | + | * [[Dodanim]] |
| | + | |Kittim = [[Rhodes]] |
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| | |By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. | | |By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. |
| − | | | + | |The islands of the Gentiles were divided among these people in their lands, every one according to its language, clans, and ethnic groups. |
| − | | | + | |These included primarily the [[Greece|Greeks]], the [[Roman Empire|Romans]], the [[Celts]], the [[Germany|Germans]], the [[Turkey|Turks]], the [[Scythians]] (progenitors of modern [[Russia]], and the various ethnic groups of what was once Soviet Central Asia, in addition to [[Iran]], [[India]], [[Myanmar]], and any country having "-stan" at the end of its name. However, some commentators insist that [[Shem|Semitic]] peoples displaced some of these peoples and inherited their lands. |
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| | |And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. | | |And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. |
| − | | | + | |The sons of Ham: |
| − | | | + | * [[Cush]] |
| | + | * [[Mizraim]] |
| | + | * [[Phut]] |
| | + | * [[Canaan (land)|Canaan]] |
| | + | |Mizraim = [[Egypt]] |
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| | |And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. | | |And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. |
| − | | | + | |The sons of Cush: |
| | + | * [[Seba]] |
| | + | * [[Havilah]] |
| | + | * [[Sabtah]] |
| | + | * [[Raamah]] |
| | + | ** [[Sheba (Hamitic)]] |
| | + | ** [[Dedan (Hamitic)]] |
| | + | * [[Sabtecha]] |
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| | |And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. | | |And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. |
| − | | | + | |Cush had another son: [[Nimrod]]. He began to be a very powerful king on earth. |
| − | | | + | |The name ''Nimrod'' means "rebellion" or "valiant." The [[Hebrew]] '''גבר''' (''gebbor'') means "a mighty man." |
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| | |He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD. | | |He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD. |
| − | | | + | |He was "a mighty game hunter before the L<small>ORD</small>," and to this day, "like Nimrod the mighty game hunter before the L<small>ORD</small>" is a common proverb. |
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| | |And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. | | |And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. |
| − | | | + | |His kingdom began in [[Babylon]], [[Erech]], [[Akkad]], and [[Kalneh]], in the land of Shinar. |
| − | | | + | |All these are [[Babylonia]]n and/or [[Assyria]]n cities. |
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| | |Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, | | |Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, |
| − | | | + | |[[Asshur]] went out of that land, and built the cities of [[Nineveh]], [[Rehoboth]], [[Kalah]], |
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| | |And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city. | | |And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city. |
| − | | | + | |and the great city of [[Resen]] between Nineveh and Kalah. |
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| | |And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, | | |And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, |
| − | | | + | |Mizraim was the ancestor of the [[Lydia]]ns, the Anamim, the Lehabim, the Naphtuhim, |
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| | |And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim. | | |And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim. |
| − | | | + | |the Pathrusim, the Kasluhim (from whom the [[Philistines]] descend), and the Kaphtorim. |
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| | |And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, | | |And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, |
| − | | | + | |Canaan was the father of [[Sidon]], his first-born son, and [[Heth]], |
| − | | | + | |Heth = the [[Hittites]] |
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| | |And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, | | |And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, |
| − | | | + | |and the [[Jebusites]], the [[Amorites]], the [[Girgasites]], |
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| | |And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, | | |And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, |
| − | | | + | |the [[Hivites]], the [[Arkites]], the [[Sinites]], |
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| | |And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad. | | |And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad. |
| − | | | + | |the [[Arvadites]], the [[Zemarites]], and the [[Hamathites]]. Afterward the families of the [[Canaan (land)|Canaanites]] scattered themselves abroad. |
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| | |And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha. | | |And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha. |
| − | | | + | |The Canaanite frontier ran from Sidon, as one comes to Gerar, to [[Gaza]], as one goes toward [[Sodom]] and [[Gomorrah]], and Admah, Zeboim, and as far as Lasha. |
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| | |These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations. | | |These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations. |
| − | | | + | |These are the descendants of Ham, according to their clans, languages, countries, and ethnic groups. |
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| | |Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born. | | |Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born. |
| − | | | + | |Shem, the father of all the children of [[Eber]], whose older brother was Japheth, also had sons. |
| − | | | + | |Eber is the progenitor of all of the people called [[Hebrews]] today. |
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| | |The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. | | |The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. |
| − | | | + | |The sons of Shem: |
| − | | | + | *[[Elam]] |
| | + | *[[Asshur]] |
| | + | *[[Arphaxad]] |
| | + | *[[Lud]] |
| | + | *[[Aram]]. |
| | + | |This is the same Asshur who built Nineveh. Asshur led a colony out of Babylonia, but this does not mean that he was a Hamite. |
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| | + | Aram = [[Syria]]. |
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| | |And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash. | | |And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash. |
| − | | | + | |The sons of Aram: |
| | + | * [[Uz]] |
| | + | * [[Hul]] |
| | + | * [[Gether]] |
| | + | * [[Mash]] |
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| | |And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber. | | |And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber. |
| − | | | + | |Arphaxad's son was [[Salah]], and Salah's son was [[Eber]]. |
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| | |And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan. | | |And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan. |
| − | | | + | |Eber had two sons: |
| | + | * [[Peleg]] (so named because the earth was divided in his lifetime) |
| | + | * [[Joktan]] his brother |
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| | |And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazar-maveth, and Jerah, | | |And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazar-maveth, and Jerah, |
| − | | | + | |Joktan's sons: |
| | + | * [[Almodad]] |
| | + | * [[Sheleph]] |
| | + | * [[Hazar-maveth]] |
| | + | * [[Jerah]] |
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| | |And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah, | | |And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah, |
| − | | | + | |(Sons of Joktan, continued) |
| | + | * [[Hadoram]] |
| | + | * [[Uzal]] |
| | + | * [[Diklah]] |
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| | |And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba, | | |And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba, |
| − | | | + | |(Sons of Joktan, continued) |
| | + | * [[Obal]] |
| | + | * [[Abimael]] |
| | + | * [[Sheba (son of Joktan)]] |
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| | |And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan. | | |And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan. |
| − | | | + | |(sons of Joktan, concluded) |
| | + | * [[Ophir]] |
| | + | * [[Havilah (son of Joktan)]] |
| | + | * [[Jobab]] |
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| | |And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east. | | |And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east. |
| − | | | + | |Their territory ran from Mesha, as one goes toward Mount Sephar in the east. |
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| | |These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations. | | |These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations. |
| − | | | + | |These are the descendants of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and ethnic groups. |
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| | |These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood. | | |These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood. |
| − | | | + | |These are the national families of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies and ethnic groups. By these all the national groups of the earth were divided after the [[Great Flood]]. |
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| | ==Chapter 11== | | ==Chapter 11== |
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