Study From the Book  of Genesis,10

Study From the Book of Genesis,10

Today we study chapter 10 of the Book of Genesis. I choose one biblical principle and its lesson which is useful in Biblical Counselling.

The Genealogy or family histories of Noah is mentioned in this chapter. The names of the sons of Noah were first given in 5:32.

The listing of the sons of Japheth is briefer than the others. Among the persons and people mentioned is Javan, an ancient name for the Greek people. It may be that many of Japheth’s decedents migrate to Europe.

The migrations of the people to different lands would have come after the events of the Tower of Babel. Ham’s family included more than one son Canaan. So, Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan are Ham’s four sons. Cush is the ancient name for Ethiopia; Mizraim is name of Egypt. The sons of Cush are given in verses 7-12. The sons of Mizraim are given in verses 13 and 14, and the sons of Canaan in verses 15-19. This section does not list the sons of Put.

The sons of Cush include the infamous Nimrod. The description of him as a mighty hunter before the Lord suggests great arrogance. Like Lamech the descendant of Cain, his infamy was proverbial. His territory was in the lands of the east, the fabled ancient cities of Mesopotamia; these include Babel, Erach, Accad, and Calneh. The term Accad supplies the name of the language of ancient Babylon and Assyria, Akkadian. The prophet Micha would later use the name of Nimrod to describe the region of Assyria, which would come under God’s judgement.

The names associated with Canaan are peoples who settled in the region of greater Canaan. Some of these names were still associated with the land at the time of Abraham. The sites of Sodom and its allied cities were later destroyed in the firestorm of ch.19.

Eber is the name that gives rise to the term Hebrew which is used of Abraham. Such a name is patronymic. Eber is mentioned at the head of the list because of his importance to the Hebrew people. He is directly the son of Salah. His placement at the head of the list is from the vantage of Hebrew people. Abraham is the father of the Hebrew nation. So, Abraham descends from Eber, and Eber from Shem. The other names associated with Shem include Elam, Asshur, and Aram, major people groups in the Old Testament. These and other peoples, including Israel, have become known as Semitic, a word derived from the name of Shem.

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Verses 1:32: nations descended from Noah.

Principle 17: verse 10: 32---“These were the families of the sons of Noah. According to their generations in their nations and from these the nations were divided on the earth after the flood.”

Lesson 17: It is clear teaching is that all the varied peoples of the earth, no matter of what land or language, are descended from Noah. God gave humanity another chance to survive after the sin of Adam and the Flood waiting for the descendant of Abraham the Lord Jesus who saves the human being from eternal death as the consequence of the sin of Adam.9/11/2025.