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Genesis 10:6-8
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Genesis 10:6-8
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6 The sons of Ham were Cush,[a] Mizraim,[b] Put,[c] and Canaan.[d] 7 The sons of Cush were Seba,[e] Havilah,[f] Sabtah,[g] Raamah,[h] and Sabteca.[i] The sons of Raamah were Sheba[j] and Dedan.[k]
8 Cush was the father of[l] Nimrod; he began to be a valiant warrior on the earth.
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- Genesis 10:6 sn The descendants of Cush settled in Nubia (Ethiopia).
- Genesis 10:6 sn The descendants of Mizraim settled in Upper and Lower Egypt.
- Genesis 10:6 sn The descendants of Put settled in Libya.
- Genesis 10:6 sn The descendants of Canaan lived in the region of Phoenicia (Palestine).
- Genesis 10:7 sn The descendants of Seba settled in Upper Egypt along the Nile.
- Genesis 10:7 sn The Hebrew name Havilah apparently means “stretch of sand” (see HALOT 297 s.v. חֲוִילָה). Havilah’s descendants settled in eastern Arabia.
- Genesis 10:7 sn The descendants of Sabtah settled near the western shore of the Persian Gulf in ancient Hadhramaut.
- Genesis 10:7 sn The descendants of Raamah settled in southwest Arabia.
- Genesis 10:7 sn The descendants of Sabteca settled in Samudake, east toward the Persian Gulf.
- Genesis 10:7 sn Sheba became the name of a kingdom in southwest Arabia.
- Genesis 10:7 sn The name Dedan is associated with ʿUla in northern Arabia.
- Genesis 10:8 tn Heb “fathered.” Embedded within Cush’s genealogy is an account of Nimrod, a mighty warrior. There have been many attempts to identify him, but none are convincing.
1 Chronicles 1:8-10
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1 Chronicles 1:8-10
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Ham’s Descendants
8 The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim,[a] Put, and Canaan.
9 The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca.
The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
10 Cush was the father of Nimrod, who established himself as a mighty warrior on earth.[b]
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- 1 Chronicles 1:8 tn That is, “Egypt.”
- 1 Chronicles 1:10 tn Heb “he began to be a mighty warrior in the earth.”
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