6. מצרים mı̂tsrayı̂m — “Mitsraim.” מצר mētser — “straitne , limit, pre ure.” מצור mātsôr — “d…

Canaan. —The meaning of this name is uncertain, as it is most probably a Hamitic word. If derived from a Semitic root, it may mean…

And the Arvadite
The inhabitants of Arvad, or Aradus, an island in the Phoenician sea; it is mentioned with Sidon, (…

The descendants of Canaan were numerous, rich, and pleasantly situated; yet Canaan was under a divine curse, and not a curse without cause. Those w…