Genesis 10:5
From these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, every man according to his tongue, according to their families, in their nations.
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4And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
6And the sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.
Cross References
Genesis 9:19These three were the sons of Noah, and from these the whole earth was spread over.
Genesis 10:25And to Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg. For in his days the earth was divided. And his brother's name was Joktan.
Genesis 11:1And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.
Genesis 11:9Therefore the name of it was called Babel, because LORD there confounded the language of all the earth, and from there LORD scattered them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
Esther 10:1And king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.
Isaiah 11:11And it shall come to pass in that day, that LORD will set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, who shall remain, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from
Matthew Henry on Genesis 10:2-6
The Generations of Noah. ( b. c. 2347.) 1 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood. 2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 3 And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. 4 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. 5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their… Read the whole commentary →