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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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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 10:6–20
18th Century
Theologian
6. מצרים mı̂tsrayı̂m — “Mitsraim.” מצר mētser — “straitness, limit, pressure.” מצור mātsôr — …
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 10:15–18
19th Century
Bishop
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…
John Gill
On Genesis 10:18
17th Century
Pastor
And the Arvadite
The inhabitants of Arvad, or Aradus, an island in the Phoenician sea; it is mentioned with Sidon, (…
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Matthew Henry
On Genesis 10:15–32
17th Century
Minister
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…