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The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
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A Map of Ancient Nations
The names listed are not just abstract; they represent major nations of the ancient world. Commentators identify Asshur with Assyria, Arphaxad with Babylonia, and Aram with the Syrians. This genealogy connects the biblical story to the real history and geography of the ancient Near East, showing how God's plan unfolded among actual peoples and places.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The sons of Shem—that is, descendants. Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech (or Mash) are stated to have been sons of Aram ([Reference Genesis 10:23…
19th Century
Anglican
THE SONS OF SHEM, OR THE SEMITES (1 Chronicles 1:17–23).
Elam. —The Elamtum of the Assyrian in…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 1:5).
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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…
