Post by Lee on Jan 4, 2014 20:36:04 GMT
In connection with verses 6 to 20, it is important to observe that Nimrod, the grandson of Ham, is the first of the post-diluvians concerning whom it is recorded that he founded a kingdom. He was a mighty hunter of men. See Chron. 1:10. He founded Babylon, and afterwards extended his empire northwards along the Tigris into Assyria, and founded Nineveh. Assyria is called the land of Nimrod. See Mic. 5:6.
The three great branches of the descendants of Ham were the Egyptians, the Cushites or Chaldees, and the Phœnicians. Egypt is spoken of in Psal. 105:23, as the land of Ham. See also Psal. 78:51.
Verses 21 to 32, taken in connection with verses 10 to 30 of Chapter XI., contain the genealogy of the descendants of Shem down to, and including, Abraham, the father of the faithful.
1882 Christadelphian p82
The three great branches of the descendants of Ham were the Egyptians, the Cushites or Chaldees, and the Phœnicians. Egypt is spoken of in Psal. 105:23, as the land of Ham. See also Psal. 78:51.
Verses 21 to 32, taken in connection with verses 10 to 30 of Chapter XI., contain the genealogy of the descendants of Shem down to, and including, Abraham, the father of the faithful.
1882 Christadelphian p82