Genesis 10:18 KJV

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 10:18

Dispersed in the several quarters of the land, who, before they grew so numerous, dwelt together in the same place. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 10:1-32

CRITICAL NOTES.—Genesis 10:1. Generations] The origins, genesis, or developments; a characteristic note of this book. The whole chapter is a table of the nations which descended from the sons of Noah.—Genesis 10:2. Japheth] “The order of the generations of the sons of Noah here followed is Japheth, Ham, Shem. The reason why this arrangement begins with Japheth is that he was the eldest of the three. Ham follows next, in order that the main subject, the line of Shem, may be free for treatment;... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Genesis 10:1-32

Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah ( Genesis 10:1 ),And as we get into chapter ten, this chapter has been called the "Table of Nations". And here you have the beginning of all of the various nations of the world, the various ethnic groups with these sons of Noah. "These are the generations of the sons of Noah."Seth is probably the one who put these generations together. We follow for a little bit the line of Ham, a little bit the line of Japheth, and then when we get to the line... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 10:1-32

Genesis 10:2. The sons of Japhet were Gomer, &c. Japhet is the Iapetos of the Greeks. His blessing Niphtha occasioned him to be called Neptune by the Greeks. Gomer, the father of the Galatinians, or Galatians. Magog, father of the Scythians, north of the Euxine. Ezekiel 38:15. Madai, father of the Medes. Javan, the Prometheus of the Greeks; and Janus, father of the Ionians. Tubal, father of the Iberians, or ancient Spaniards, and others north of the Mediterranean sea. ... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Genesis 10:1-32

Genesis 10:1-32Now these are the generations of the sons of NoahA chapter of genealogiesMany readers might be disposed to undervalue a chapter like this, since it is but a collection of names--some of which are quite unknown--and is made up of barren details promising little material for profitable reflection.Yet a thoughtful reader will be interested here, and discover the germs and suggestions of great truths; for the subject is man, and man, too, considered in reference to God’s great... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 10:16-18

Gen 10:16 And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, Ver. 16-18. These are those accursed nations. ] Whose countries God afterwards gave to his people Israel, having "espied" it out of all lands for such a purpose. Eze 20:6 read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 10:18

Gen 10:18 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad. Ver. 18. See Trapp on " Gen 10:16 " read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 10:18

Arvadite: Ezekiel 27:8 Zemarite: Joshua 18:22, 2 Chronicles 13:4 Hamathite: Numbers 34:8, 2 Samuel 8:9, 2 Kings 17:24, 2 Kings 17:30, Isaiah 10:9, Ezekiel 47:16, Ezekiel 47:17, Zechariah 9:2 Reciprocal: Genesis 12:6 - Canaanite Joshua 19:35 - Hammath read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 10:6-20

SONS OF HAM, Genesis 10:6-20. The three first sons of Ham settled in Northern Africa. 1) The Ethiopians (Cushites) of the Upper Nile. 2) The Egyptians (Mizraim) of the Lower Nile. 3) The Libyans (the Phutites) west of the Egyptians, in the east of Northern Africa. The Cushites appear to have removed from the high North-east, (of Central Asia,) passing over India, Babylonia, and Arabia, in their course towards the south. The Canaanites settled between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan, and... read more