Genesis 10:32 NLT,NIV,ESV

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 10:32

These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations ,.... This is the account of their families, from whom the several nations of the earth sprung: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood ; not immediately, not till they were so increased as to form distinct nations; not till Peleg's time, when the division was made; not until the building of the city and tower of Babel, for unto that time these families were together, and then... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:1-32

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:31-32

These are the sons of Shorn, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations . The pedigree of the Shemite tribes is closed with the customary formula (vide Genesis 10:5 ); that which follows being the concluding formula for the entire table of nations. These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations (literally, according to their Tholdoth, or historical developments ), in their nation,: and by these (literally, from the ) ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:32

The ethnological register. I. PROCLAIMS THE UNITY OF THE RACE . 1. It declares all the successive families of mankind to have sprung from a common stock. Diverse as they flow are in their geographical situations, ethnic relations, physical capabilities, national peculiarities, according to the doctrine of this genealogical table they all trace their origin to Noah and his sons. 2. It condemns all those theories which derive man from several pairs. Equally the heathen... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:32

Nations. I. THEIR ROOTS . Individuals. II. THEIR RISE . 1. As to time, after the Flood. 2. As to cause, Divine impulse. 3. As to instrumentality, variation of speech. III. THEIR CHARACTERISTICS . 1. A common head. 2. A common tongue. 3. A common land. IV. THEIR DESTINIES . To overspread the earth.— W . read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 10:21-32

- 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

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 10:32

divided: i.e. in judgment. Compare Genesis 10:25 . Here parad = disruption in judgment. God's division (Genesis 10:25 ) included ZION. Man's disruption included BABYLON (Genesis 11:2 , Genesis 11:9 ). read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 10:29-32

"Ophir ..." This was a famous name among the Jews, for it was to Ophir that Solomon's great triennial navy traveled to bring gold for the decoration of the temple. Strangely enough, we cannot tell exactly where it was located. Whitelaw located it "probably at Oman on the coast of Arabia,"[17] and Josephus, Delitzsch, and others have thought it must be identified with some coastal city in India. It is not really known.CONCLUSIONThe human family must not ignore this chapter. It teaches the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 10:21-32

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 10:32

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:1-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:31-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:32

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:32

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 10:21-32

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 10:1-32

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 10:32

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 10:29-32

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