Genesis 10:20

These were the sons of Ham, in their kindreds, and languages, and generations, and lands, and folks (or and nations).

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In The King James Version

These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.

In Context

19And the terms of Canaan were made to men coming from Sidon to Gerar, till to Gaza, (or And Canaan’s borders went from Sidon to Gerar, and unto Gaza), (and then) till thou enter into Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboiim, till to Lasha.

21Also of Shem were born the fathers of all the sons of Eber, and Japheth was the more, or elder, brother (of Shem), [or and Shem was the elder brother of Japheth]. (And of Shem were born the fathers of all the sons of Eber, and Shem was the elder brother of Japheth.)

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Cross References

Genesis 11:1Forsooth (all) the land was of one language, and of the same speech. [Forsooth the (whole) earth was of one lip, and of the same words.]

Matthew Henry on Genesis 10:16-21

15 And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, 16 And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, 17 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, 18 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad. 19 And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha. 20 These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their… Read the whole commentary →

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