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Peoples, Not Just Names
The names in this verse are not just a list of individuals but represent entire peoples or nations. Scholars explain that "Pathrusim" refers to the people of Upper Egypt ("the southland"), while "Casluhim" and "Caphtorim" are linked to the Nile Delta region. This genealogy grounds biblical history in real-world geography.
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1 Chronicles
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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
On 1 Chronicles 1:12
17th Century
Pastor
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 1:5).
Matthew Henry
On 1 Chronicles 1:1–27
17th Century
Minister
This chapter, and many that follow, repeat the genealogies, or lists of fathers and children in biblical history, and compile them with many additi…