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These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their languages, in their lands, in their nations.
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Prosperity vs. God's Blessing
Matthew Henry highlights a crucial lesson: Ham's descendants, especially the Canaanites, were numerous and wealthy, yet they were under a divine curse. This reminds us that worldly success is not the same as God's favor. True blessing is spiritual, not material, and God's judgment can be at work even amidst apparent prosperity.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
6. מצרים mı̂tsrayı̂m — “Mitsraim.” מצר mētser — “straitness, limit, pressure.” מצור mātsôr — …
19th Century
Anglican
The border ... — The boundaries given are Sidon in the north, Gerar and Gaza in the south and southwest, and from there to the Dea…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
These are the sons of Ham His sons and grandsons, which some reckon to be thirty, others thirty one, if the Philisti…
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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…
