Category: Genesis Chapter 10
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The Earth Divided – Genesis 10:22-32
Genesis 10:22-32 The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash. And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber. And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth…
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The Hebrews Begin to Come into View – Genesis 10:18-21
Genesis 10:18-21 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad. 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. These are the sons…
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The Spread of Canaan’s Line – Genesis 10:15-17
Genesis 10:15-17 And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, Now the line of Canaan begins to unfold, and it is a line that will matter greatly as the biblical story moves forward. These names are not…
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An Old Enemy Appears Early – Genesis 10:12-14
Genesis 10:12-14 And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city. And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim. This part of Genesis keeps tracing the lines of the nations, and tucked into the list is a name that…
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The Reach of Rebellion – Genesis 10:11
Genesis 10:11 Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah. The picture keeps getting bigger. Nimrod is not just a local troublemaker. His influence spreads. The language here points back to him going out and extending what he started. He is connected not only with Babylon, but…
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From Gateway to Confusion – Genesis 10:10
Genesis 10:10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. Now we begin to see what Nimrod was building. It was not just influence. It was a kingdom. And the first city named is Babel. Originally, Babel carried the idea of Bab El, the…
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Hunting Souls – Genesis 10:9
Genesis 10:9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD. This verse is not painting Nimrod as some rugged outdoorsman who happened to be good with a bow. The sense here is much darker. He was a mighty hunter against the Lord.…
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The Rise of a Rebel – Genesis 10:8
Genesis 10:8 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. Now a man steps onto the stage whose name says a lot before he ever does anything. Nimrod means rebel. And that is exactly what he becomes. He is not just another name in the genealogy. He stands out…
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A Name That Returns – Genesis 10:7
Genesis 10:7 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. Now the family line narrows again through Cush and then through Raamah to Sheba and Dedan. These names are tied to the area of present day Saudi Arabia, and they will…
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Where Ham’s Line Settled – Genesis 10:6
Genesis 10:6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. Now the line of Ham is set before us. Cush, Mizraim, Phut, and Canaan. These names become the roots of peoples who settled primarily in Africa, with some spreading into the Middle East as well. Cush points us toward Ethiopia, in…
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Running to Tarshish – Genesis 10:4-5
Genesis 10:4, 5 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. Now the line of Javan continues, and one of the names that stands out immediately is Tarshish. Tarshish…
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Scattered, Yet Still Traced – Genesis 10:3
Genesis 10:3 And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. Now the family lines begin to branch even further. From Gomer come Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. And as these names spread out across history, the map starts taking shape a little more clearly. Ashkenaz is tied to the region of Eastern Germany and…
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The Nations Begin to Spread – Genesis 10:2
Genesis 10:2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. Now Moses begins naming the sons of Japheth, and with these names the map of the ancient world starts opening up. Gomer points us toward present day Germany. Magog is identified with Russia, a name that…
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The Table of Nations – Genesis 10:1
Genesis 10:1 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood. The flood is over. Judgment has fallen. The ark has rested. And now the earth begins to fill again. Genesis 10 may look at first like just another list of…