Genesis 10:20-30

20 These are the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, by their nations.

21 Also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, and the older brother of Japheth, children were born.

22 ¹The sons of Shem were ²Elam and Asshur and ³Arpachshad and ⁴Lud and Aram.

23 The sons of Aram were ⁵Uz and Hul and Gether and Mash.

24 Arpachshad became the father of ⁶Shelah; and Shelah became the father of Eber.

25 ⁷Two sons were born to Eber; the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.

26 Joktan became the father of Almodad and Sheleph and Hazarmaveth and Jerah

27 and Hadoram and Uzal and Diklah

28 and Obal and Abimael and Sheba

29 and Ophir and Havilah and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.

30 Now their settlement extended from Mesha as you go toward Sephar, the hill country of the east.

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Genesis 10:20-30 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 10

This chapter gives an account of the posterity of the three sons of Noah, by whom the world was peopled after the flood, Ge 10:1 of the posterity of Japheth, Ge 10:2-5 of the posterity of Ham, Ge 10:6-20 and of the posterity of Shem, Ge 10:21-32.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 7

1. 1 Chronicles 1:17
2. Genesis 14:1, 9
3. Genesis 11:10
4. Isaiah 66:19
5. Job 1:1; Jeremiah 25:20
6. Genesis 11:12; Luke 3:35
7. 1 Chronicles 1:19

Footnotes 8

[a]. Or "the brother of Japheth the elder"
[b]. Lit "begot"
[c]. Lit "begot"
[d]. I.e. division
[e]. Lit "begot"
[f]. I.e. In 1 Chr 1:22, "Ebal"
[g]. Lit "dwelling"
[h]. Lit "was"

Genesis 10:20-30

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Genesis 10:20-30 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 10

Cross References 7

Footnotes 8