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Cush's Descendants
This verse lists the descendants of Cush, the son of Ham. Commentators identify these peoples as settling primarily in the Arabian Peninsula and northeastern Africa. Names like Seba, Havilah, and Sheba are linked to ancient kingdoms and tribes in regions we now know as Ethiopia, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia, showing the historical and geographical roots of this biblical list.
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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 10:7
19th Century
Bishop
Sons of Cush. Cush had five subdivisions, one of which was again divided into two. These are:
- Seba: …
John Gill
On Genesis 10:7
17th Century
Pastor
And the sons of Cush
The first born of Ham, who had five sons, next mentioned, besides Nimrod, spoken of afterwards …
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Matthew Henry
On Genesis 10:1–7
17th Century
Minister
This chapter shows, concerning the three sons of Noah, that from them the whole earth was overspread.
No nation, except for the Jews, can be…