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Mizraim became the father of Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

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Real Peoples, Real Places

The names listed—Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, and Naphtuhim—are not just abstract entries but represent real, historical nations. Scholars connect them to specific groups like the Libyans and inhabitants of ancient Egyptian cities, grounding the biblical genealogy in the known history of the ancient world.

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1 Chronicles

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On 1 Chronicles 1:8–16

19th Century

Bishop

THE SONS OF HAM, THE DARK-SKINNED OR SWARTHY (1 Chronicles 1:8–16).

Cush.—The Greek Meroë, Ass…

John Gill

John Gill

On 1 Chronicles 1:11

17th Century

Pastor

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 1:5).

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 1 Chronicles 1:1–27

17th Century

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This chapter, and many that follow, repeat the genealogies, or lists of fathers and children in biblical history, and compile them with many additi…