創世記 10:21-22 JCB

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 10:21

Genesis 10:21. Unto Shem, &c. The word Shem signifies a name; but two titles are also added whereby to distinguish him: 1st, He was the father of all the children of Eber. Eber was his great-grandson; but why should he be called the father of all his children, rather than of all Arphaxad’s or Salah’s? Probably because Abraham and his seed, from Eber, were called Hebrews. Eber himself, we may suppose, was a man eminent for religion in a time of general apostacy; and the holy... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 10:1-32

10:1-11:26 GENEALOGIES FROM NOAH TO ABRAMNations descended from Noah (10:1-32)This genealogy must have been written hundreds of years after the time of Noah, when his descendants had multiplied and moved to many places. By that time differences in language, race and culture were noticeable. The purpose of the listing here is to trace the origin of these groups, not to name every single descendant of Noah.Again the genealogy is simplified, being based on a selection of seventy descendants. Most... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 10:21

Shem: comes last (ace. to the Structure, which is an Introversion) because his "Generations" occupy the rest of the book. Hence when mentioned with the other two, Shem the youngest comes first. See note Genesis 5:32 ; Genesis 9:24 ; Genesis 10:1 . the elder , See Genesis 5:32 . Shem (N.T. Sem) was the seed-line that Christ would come through (Luke 3:36 ). read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 10:22

Elam = the mountainous district E. of Babylonia. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 10:21

"Shem ... father of all the children of Eber ..." Eber gave his name to the Hebrews. "Hebrew = Eberite."[13] As Willis pointed out, it is the importance of Eber as the ancestor of the Hebrews that leads to the mention of his name at the head of the genealogy, despite the fact of his being, not the son, but the "great-grandson of Shem."[14]"Shem, the elder brother of Japheth ..." There is a marginal reference in the ASV on this place which reads "the brother of Japheth the elder." Willis and... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 10:22-24

"Amram ..." These were the Aramaeans who built the great city of Damascus which figured prominently in the history of the Hebrews. In time, their language, the Aramaic langauge, replaced the ancient language of the Jews, and in the times of Jesus Christ, it was the language of the people.[16] read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 10:21

Genesis 10:21. Unto Shem also, &c.— It is observable that Moses introduces Shem in a particular manner, mentioning him as the father of the children of Eber, that is, more especially of that Hebrew race, Num 24:24 whose history he was about to compile. Eber, says Mr. Locke, signifies "beyond:" so that the sense of that text is, that Shem was the father of all those who dwelt beyond the river [Euphrates]. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 10:22

Genesis 10:22. The children of Shem— Were five: Elam inhabited Elymais, and so Persia; Ashur, Assyria; Arphaxad, Arrapachitis or Chaldea; Lud, Lydia; Aram, Syria. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 10:21

21. Unto Shem—The historian introduces him with marked distinction as "the father of Eber," the ancestor of the Hebrews. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 10:1-32

The Nations descended from NoahThis section gives the origins and situations of the nations of the world, as their relationships were conceived by the early Hebrews. Before passing to the history of the chosen race, the author traces the ties by which the rest of mankind are united with his own people, and shows the position of Israel among the nations. Each nation is regarded as a unity, and is summed up in the person of its supposed ancestor. The nations being treated as individuals, it... read more