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Genesis 10
1 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem (= name, renown), Ham (= heat), and Japheth (= enlargement): and unto them were sons born after the flood.
Again, keep in mind that these names are in reverse order from youngest to oldest. See also Genesis 10:21.
2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
3 And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
A lot of people try to interpret this verse that through these sons of Javan, came the isles of the Gentiles which is incorrect. Isles is ʼîy in the Hebrew and it means coast-lands. Gentiles in the Hebrew is gôwy and it means a foreign nation, which lets us know that this is talking about people (foreigners/strangers) who were not of the children of Noah (the Adamic race). The reason for that is because again, it wasn't just Noah's family that survived the flood. Remember, all races were created in Genesis 1, prior to the Adamic race that was formed in Genesis 2. The reason Gentiles (foreigners/strangers) are brought up here is because the sons of Javan (Adamic race) dwelt in Gentile lands after the flood was over. As we continue on below, you will see that others from the Adamic race also dwelt in Gentile lands after the flood was over. We will see more of this tongue that is mentioned here in the next chapter.
6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
As we continue on throughout our FATHER's WORD, you'll notice that all of these had lands named after them (Cush being Ethiopia, Mizraim being Egypt, Phut being Libya, and Canaan being the promised land, Israel, Judea). Keep in mind though that just because they had lands named after them doesn't make all of the people in that land from their seedline, but instead just the place where they dwelt in during their lifetime. A great example of this would be Moses' father-in-law Jethro, also known as Hobab; he was not a kenite but was called one because he lived in the same land as the kenites.
7 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
8 And Cush begat Nimrod (= rebellion; or the valiant): he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
If you look into the manuscripts for yourself, you'll notice that gibbôwr is also mentioned here too in this verse, where it says "mighty one". The reason it is written could be a number of reasons. It could be because he was so much like the nephilim (fallen angels) due to his rebelliousness against GOD, as you will see below, that he is described as being like one of their offspring. It could be written because he founded the tower of babel (Genesis 11) possibly in attempt of reaching the nephilim (fallen angels), or it could be that he was from a second influx of the nephilim (fallen angels). Anyway you want to look at it, as you will see below, he was strongly against GOD. Here we see satan's first attempt to raise up a human universal ruler of men. Since then we have also seen Nebuchadnezzar, Alexander, Napoleon and in the end times, we will even see satan himself in this last generation. See also "A Warning Against The Rapture".
9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.
Before (pânîym) = in defiance of. Rather than hunt animals or just animals, Nimrod hunted souls to bring people away from GOD, and instead into worshiping him, to establish his own kingdom.
10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
Keep in mind that Babel (Bâbel) means confusion. So in other words, what's going on here is that Nimrod has brought forth confusion upon the people, through his wicked ways, and wrong teachings, and is doing all that he can to stand against GOD and lead people away from GOD. Instead of going GOD's way, he chose to go his own way, which as we know GOD hates. Just as there was a lot of confusion at this time, so will there be a lot of confusion in the end with those who have the mark of the beast, carrying out satan's works. See also "A Warning Against The Rapture".
11 Out of that land went forth (Nimrod into) Asshur, and builded Nineveh (and the city Rehoboth) and Calah,
The Targum of Onkelos: a Chaldee paraphrase of certain Old Testament books says Nimrod went forth into Asshur and invaded it. Note that Nineveh was the competitor of Babylon as the capital of Assyria. Rehoboth is the city boulevards.
12 And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.
13 And Mizraim begat Ludim (= the Lydians), and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
Compare Jeremiah 46:9, Ezekiel 27:10, Ezekiel 30:5.
14 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.
Compare Amos 9:7, Jeremiah 47:4. Note that Philistim is where the name Philistine comes from. See 1 Chronicles 1:12.
15 And Canaan begat Sidon his first born, and Heth (= the Hittites),
See also Ezekiel 28.
16 And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,
Keep in mind that the Jebusites are the ones who founded Jebus, which afterwards would become Jerusalem once David conquered it. This verse lets us know how closely related these all were together. See also Ezekiel 16:3, Ezekiel 16:45.
17 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
18 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
See also Joshua 9.
19 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.
20 These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.
21 Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.
Notice that Shem's generations are given last. The reason for this is because the whole BIBLE is centered around his seedline because it is through his seedline that CHRIST our SAVIOR eventually came through.
22 The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
23 And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
24 And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.
Keep in mind that Eber is where the name Hebrew comes from. Eber = the region beyond, to cross over the river [the people coming from beyond the "Flood", i.e. the Euphrates to Canaan]. See also Joshua 24:2-3, Joshua 24:14-15.
25 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg (= division); for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.
Peleg = division.
26 And Joktan begat 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 And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.
31 These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
32 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 (ʼerets) after the flood.
Again, keep in mind that these names are in reverse order from youngest to oldest. See also Genesis 10:21.
2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
3 And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
A lot of people try to interpret this verse that through these sons of Javan, came the isles of the Gentiles which is incorrect. Isles is ʼîy in the Hebrew and it means coast-lands. Gentiles in the Hebrew is gôwy and it means a foreign nation, which lets us know that this is talking about people (foreigners/strangers) who were not of the children of Noah (the Adamic race). The reason for that is because again, it wasn't just Noah's family that survived the flood. Remember, all races were created in Genesis 1, prior to the Adamic race that was formed in Genesis 2. The reason Gentiles (foreigners/strangers) are brought up here is because the sons of Javan (Adamic race) dwelt in Gentile lands after the flood was over. As we continue on below, you will see that others from the Adamic race also dwelt in Gentile lands after the flood was over. We will see more of this tongue that is mentioned here in the next chapter.
6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
As we continue on throughout our FATHER's WORD, you'll notice that all of these had lands named after them (Cush being Ethiopia, Mizraim being Egypt, Phut being Libya, and Canaan being the promised land, Israel, Judea). Keep in mind though that just because they had lands named after them doesn't make all of the people in that land from their seedline, but instead just the place where they dwelt in during their lifetime. A great example of this would be Moses' father-in-law Jethro, also known as Hobab; he was not a kenite but was called one because he lived in the same land as the kenites.
7 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
8 And Cush begat Nimrod (= rebellion; or the valiant): he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
If you look into the manuscripts for yourself, you'll notice that gibbôwr is also mentioned here too in this verse, where it says "mighty one". The reason it is written could be a number of reasons. It could be because he was so much like the nephilim (fallen angels) due to his rebelliousness against GOD, as you will see below, that he is described as being like one of their offspring. It could be written because he founded the tower of babel (Genesis 11) possibly in attempt of reaching the nephilim (fallen angels), or it could be that he was from a second influx of the nephilim (fallen angels). Anyway you want to look at it, as you will see below, he was strongly against GOD. Here we see satan's first attempt to raise up a human universal ruler of men. Since then we have also seen Nebuchadnezzar, Alexander, Napoleon and in the end times, we will even see satan himself in this last generation. See also "A Warning Against The Rapture".
9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.
Before (pânîym) = in defiance of. Rather than hunt animals or just animals, Nimrod hunted souls to bring people away from GOD, and instead into worshiping him, to establish his own kingdom.
10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
Keep in mind that Babel (Bâbel) means confusion. So in other words, what's going on here is that Nimrod has brought forth confusion upon the people, through his wicked ways, and wrong teachings, and is doing all that he can to stand against GOD and lead people away from GOD. Instead of going GOD's way, he chose to go his own way, which as we know GOD hates. Just as there was a lot of confusion at this time, so will there be a lot of confusion in the end with those who have the mark of the beast, carrying out satan's works. See also "A Warning Against The Rapture".
11 Out of that land went forth (Nimrod into) Asshur, and builded Nineveh (and the city Rehoboth) and Calah,
The Targum of Onkelos: a Chaldee paraphrase of certain Old Testament books says Nimrod went forth into Asshur and invaded it. Note that Nineveh was the competitor of Babylon as the capital of Assyria. Rehoboth is the city boulevards.
12 And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.
13 And Mizraim begat Ludim (= the Lydians), and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
Compare Jeremiah 46:9, Ezekiel 27:10, Ezekiel 30:5.
14 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.
Compare Amos 9:7, Jeremiah 47:4. Note that Philistim is where the name Philistine comes from. See 1 Chronicles 1:12.
15 And Canaan begat Sidon his first born, and Heth (= the Hittites),
See also Ezekiel 28.
16 And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,
Keep in mind that the Jebusites are the ones who founded Jebus, which afterwards would become Jerusalem once David conquered it. This verse lets us know how closely related these all were together. See also Ezekiel 16:3, Ezekiel 16:45.
17 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
18 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
See also Joshua 9.
19 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.
20 These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.
21 Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.
Notice that Shem's generations are given last. The reason for this is because the whole BIBLE is centered around his seedline because it is through his seedline that CHRIST our SAVIOR eventually came through.
22 The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
23 And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
24 And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.
Keep in mind that Eber is where the name Hebrew comes from. Eber = the region beyond, to cross over the river [the people coming from beyond the "Flood", i.e. the Euphrates to Canaan]. See also Joshua 24:2-3, Joshua 24:14-15.
25 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg (= division); for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.
Peleg = division.
26 And Joktan begat 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 And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.
31 These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
32 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 (ʼerets) after the flood.