Genesis 10:6-8 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:7

And the sons of Cush; Seba . Meroe, in Nubia, north of Ethiopia (Josephus, 'Ant.,' 2. 10). And Havilah . ευ ̓ ι ̈́ λα Ì ( LXX .); may refer to an African tribe, the Avalitae, south of Babelmandeb (Keil, Lange, Murphy), or the district of Chaulan in Arabia Felix (Rosenmüller, Kalisch, Wordsworth). Genesis 10:29 mentions Havilah as a Shemite territory. Kalisch regards them as "the same country, extending from the Arabian to the Persian Gulf, and, on account of its vast... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:8

And Cush begat —not necessarily as immediate progenitor, any ancestor being in Hebrew styled a father— Nimrod ; the rebel, from maradh, to rebel; the name of a person, not of a people; —Namuret in ancient Egyptian. Though not one of the great ethnic heads, he is introduced into the register of nations as the founder of imperialism. Under him society passed from the patriarchal condition, in which each separate clan or tribe owns the sway of its natural head, into that (more abject or... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:8

Nimrod. 1. His ancestral pedigree—a Cushite. 2. His early occupation—a hunter of wild beasts, a pioneer of civilization. 3. His rising ambition—he began to be a "Gibber," or mighty one. 4. His regal authority—the beginning of his kingdom was Babel. 5. His extending empire—out of that land went he forth into Asshur. 6. His posthumous renown: "Wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod."— W . read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 10:6-20

- XXXII. Ham6. מצרים mı̂tsrayı̂m, “Mitsraim.” מצר mētser, “straitness, limit, pressure.” מצור mātsôr, “distress, siege, mound, bulwark; Egypt.” מצרים mı̂tsrayı̂m, “perhaps double Egypt, lower and upper.” פוּט pûṭ, “Put, troubled.”7. סבא sebā', “Seba, drinking (man, Ethiopian).” סבתה sabtâh, “Sabtah.” רעמה ra‛mâh, “Ra‘mah, shaking, trembling.” סבתכא sabtekā', “Sabtekha.” שׁבא shēbā', “Sheba, captive?” דדן dedān, “Dedan, going slowly?”8. נמרד nı̂mrod, “Nimrod, strong, rebel.”10. בבל... 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 10:6

Cush = Ethiopia, S. of Egypt. Mizraim = Egypt, became the name of Egypt = "the two Matsors". One Matsor was country of the Delta within the great wall of defence called "Shur"; the other was Egypt proper. See notes on Isaiah 19:6 with Isaiah 37:25 . Phut: compare Jeremiah 46:9 . Ezekiel 27:10 ; Ezekiel 30:5 ; Ezekiel 38:5 .Nahum 3:9 . Canaan became a province of Egypt, as shown by the Tel el-Amarna tablets. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 10:8

mighty one = a hero. N. B. From Ham; not from Shem. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 10:6

"Mizraim ..." There is a suggestion of the plural in this word, but Yates tells us that it is "the correct Hebrew word for Egypt,"[7] and that it means the two Egypts, the Upper Egypt and the Lower Egypt with their capitals Memphis and Thebes. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 10:7

The critical writers, ever watchful to discover "contradictions" complain that Sheba and Havilah in this verse, where they appear as Cushites descended from Ham, appear again in Genesis 10:28,29 as Shemites![8] This only means however that some of the same names were used by various branches of Noah's family, a most natural occurrence. It is a characteristic of the Bible that many names appear again and again. Even in the Twelve, there are two Simons, two Jameses, and two Judases. There are two... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 10:8-10

"Nimrod, the mighty hunter ..." As the founder of both Babylon and Nineveh, both of which were noted for their rebellion against God, Babylon, in fact, having come to stand in all ages as the great symbol for opposition and rebellion against God, Nimrod must be considered to have exhibited the same evil qualities. Whitelaw wrote that:"Eastern tradition has painted Nimrod as a gigantic oppressor of the peoples' liberties and an impious rebel against Divine authority. Josephus credited him with... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 10:6-20

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 10:1-32

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 10:6

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 10:8

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 10:6

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 10:7

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 10:8-10

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