PART II . THE POST - DILUVIAN AGE OF THE WORLD . CH . 10:1-11:26. FROM THE DELUGE TO THE CALL OF ABRAM . § 5. THE GENERATIONS or THE SONS OF NOAH ( CH . 10:1-11:9). I. THE historical credibility of the present section has been challenged. 1. On account of a fancied resemblance to the ethnographic mythologies of Greece, the genealogical table of the nations has been relegated to the category of fictitious invention. It has been assigned by... read more
And Arphaxad begat Salah. The nation descended from him has not been identified, though their name, " Extension, " may imply that they were early colonists. And Salah begat Eber . The father of the Hebrews or Emigrants (vide Genesis 10:21 ). read more
And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg. " Division, " from palg , to divide; cf. πε ì λαγος and pelagus , a division of the sea. For in his days was the earth divided. At the confusion of tongues (Bochart, Rosenmüller, Keil, Lange, Murphy); at an earlier separation of the earth's population (Delitzsch), of which there is no record or trace. And his brother's name was Joktan . Father of the Arabians, by whom he is called Kachtan. read more
Peleg, or the division of the people. I. WHEN IT TOOK PLACE . In the fourth generation after the Flood. II. How IT WAS EFFECTED . 1. By the Divine interposition. 2. By the confusion of tongues. III. FOR WHAT IT WAS DESIGNED . 1. To punish sin. 2. To separate the Church. 3. To occupy the earth. IV. BY WHAT IT WAS REMEMBERED . The naming of Eber's son. Learn— 1. To read well the signs of the times. 2. To understand well the... read more
And Joktan begat Almodad . Usually said to be Yemen. And Sheleph . The Salapenoi of Ptolemy, belonging to the interior of Arabia. And Hazarmaveth . Hadramaut, southeast of Arabia (Bochart, Michaelis). And Jerah . Contiguous to Hadramaut. And Hadoram . Adramitae of Ptolemy, or the Atramitae of Pliny (Bochart) And Uzal . Awzal, the capital of Yemen (Bochart). And Diklah . The palm-bearing region of Arabia Felix (Bochart); a tribe between the mouth of the Tiber and the Persian Gulf... read more
- XXXIII. Shem21. אבר 'eber, “‘Eber, yonder side; verb: pass, cross.”22. עילם 'eylām, “‘Elam.” עוּל ‛ûl, “suckle.” עלם ‛ālam, “hide; be mature.” ארפכשׁד 'arpakshad, “Arpakshad.” כשׂד ארף 'arp keśed, “boundary of Kesed, or (von-Bohlen) Arjapakshata, beside Aria.” ארם 'ǎrām, “Aram, high; verb: be high.”23. עוּץ ‛ûts, “‘Uts; verb: counsel; be firm, solid.” חוּל chûl, “Chul; verb: rub, twist, writhe, be strong, await.” גתר geter, “Gether, bridge?” משׁ meshek, “Mash; related: feel,... read more
Genesis 10:25. In his days the earth was divided That is, about the time of his birth it was divided among those that were to inhabit it, either when Noah made an orderly distribution of it among his descendants, as Joshua divided the land of Canaan by lot; or when, upon their refusal to comply with that division, God, in justice, divided them by the confusion of tongues. read more
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
Eber. Whence the name Hebrews (Genesis 14:13 ) = beyond. The people coming from and beyond the "Flood", i.e. the Euphrates, to Canaan (Joshua 24:2 , Joshua 24:3 , Joshua 24:14 , Joshua 24:15 ). read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 10:26-30
Joktan - He had thirteen sons who had their dwelling from Mesha unto Sephar, a mount of the east, which places Calmet supposes to be mount Masius, on the west in Mesopotamia, and the mountains of the Saphirs on the east in Armenia, or of the Tapyrs farther on in Media. In confirmation that all men have been derived from one family, let it be observed that there are many customs and usages, both sacred and civil, which have prevailed in all parts of the world; and that these could owe their... read more