John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 10:28
And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba. The first of these, Obal, or Aubal, as the Arabs pronounce, Bochart F20 Ut supra, (Phaleg. l. 2.) c. 23. is obliged to make his posterity pass over the straits of the Arabian Gulf out of Arabia Felix into Arabia Troglodytice; where he finds a bay, called by Pliny F21 Nat. Hist. l. 26. c. 29. the Abalite bay, which carries in it some trace of this man's name, and by Ptolemy F22 Geograph. l. 4. c. 7,8. the Avalite bay; and where was not only... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 10:21-32
Two things especially are observable in this account of the posterity of Shem:? I. The description of Shem, v. 21. We have not only his name, Shem, which signifies a name, but two titles to distinguish him by:? 1. 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, etc.? Probably because Abraham and his seed, God's covenant-people, not only descended from Heber, but... read more