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the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were spread abroad.
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Real People, Real Places
Commentators identify the peoples listed in this verse with specific, known ancient locations. The Arvadites are linked to the island city of Aradus, the Zemarites to Simyra, and the Hamathites to the major Syrian city of Hamath. This grounds the biblical account in real-world history and geography, showing these were not mythical tribes but actual nations.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
6. מצרים mı̂tsrayı̂m — “Mitsraim.” מצר mētser — “straitness, limit, pressure.” מצור mātsôr — …
19th Century
Anglican
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Arvadite The inhabitants of Arvad, or Aradus, an island in the Phoenician sea; it is mentioned with Sidon, (…
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