Genesis Chapters 10 & 11
The Tribes of Genesis 10
(UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
The sons of Japheth:
Gomer
Ashkenaz - Incorporated with ancient Khazars, apparently.
Riphath [Or in some mss. Diphath, according to Strong and others.]
Togarmah
Gomer and "all his bands" and Togarmah are portrayed as having dwelt in the remote parts of the north in Ezekiel 38:6, and therefore can be identified with the Slavic tribes, as the Slavs have also a more solid identity in Meshech and Tubal and other Japhethite tribes.
Magog - Where Gog and the Rus (or Rhos) dwelt, the "chief prince of Meshech and Tubal" (Ezekiel 38:2), may be identified with the Slavic tribes of Russia.
Madai - Medes, may be identifed with the Sarmatians.
Javan - Ionian Greeks, called Yavana in Persian inscriptions.
Elishah - On a coast of Cyprus? Or northern Palestine? Hard to tell from ancient inscriptions.
Tarshish - Tartessus, a district in what is now southern Spain.
Kittim - Cyprus before the Phoenicians (who were Israelites).
Dodanim [Rodioi in LXX] - Rhodian Greeks, the Hebrew R and D often confused, it should be Rodanim.
Tubal - Tibarni - originally around Black Sea then driven north. Tobolsk.
Meshech - Moschi, originally around the Black Sea then driven north. Moscow.
Tiras - Thracians.
The sons of Ham:
Cush - Hebrew name for first Babylonian Empire which the Greeks called "Ethiopia of the East" and for the colony south of Egypt which the Greeks also called "Ethiopia".
Seba - the Sabeans of Isaiah 45:14 and Ezekiel 23:42.
Havilah - In the proximity of Seba, Cush, and Egypt (Gen. 25:18 et al).
Sabtah
Raamah - In the proximity of Sheba (Ezekiel 27:22).
Sabtecha
Sheba - hence the Sabeans of Job 1:15 and Joel 3:8 (unless they mean the Sheba of Joktan, see under Shem below), often mentioned together with Cush (Ethiopians), Sheba was an ancient kingdom in what is now Yemen, but it cannot be proven whether this should be connected with this Sheba son of Ham, or that of Joktan. Because Sheba is often mentioned together with Cush, the Sheba of Ham is more likely that of the kingdom of Sheba.
Dedan - City in Edom (Idumaea) with its inhabitants.
Nimrod - founded First Babylonian Empire.
Mizraim - Egypt
Ludim
Anamim
Lehabim
Naphtuhim
Pathrusim
Casluhim
Philistim - Philistines
Caphtorim
Phut
Canaan - Canaanites, mixed with Esau (hence the Edomites) and other races are today's jews and arabs (including the children of Ishmael).
Sidon - later driven out by Israelites
Heth - Hittites, central land north of Syriam capital was Carchemish ("city of Ham-people")
Jebusite - David took Jerusalen from
Amorite - dwelt in deserts between Palestine and Babylonia
Girgasite
Hivite
Arkite
Sinite - Sinai
Arvadite
Zemarite
Hamathite
The children of Shem:
Elam - Persians
Asshur - Assyrians
Arphaxad - Land north of Syria, in Genesis part of which was called Padan-Aram
Salah
Eber - Hebrews
Peleg - Pelasgian Greeks (originally Pelargians according to Strabo).
Reu
Serug
Nahor
Terah
Abram - Israelites: Keltic and Germanic tribes of today.
Lud - Lydians of Anatolia and later Etruscans
Aram - Syrians, Chaldaeans
Uz
Hul
Gether
Mash
Salah
Eber - Hebrews
Peleg - "for in his days was the earth divided" (is when the Genesis 11 event occured) - Pelasgian Greeks.
Joktan
Almodad
Sheleph
Hazarmaveth
Jerah
Hadoram
Uzal
Diklah
Obal
Abimael
Sheba - hence the Sabeans of Job 1:15 and Joel 3:8 (unless they mean the Sheba of Ham) an ancient kingdom in modern Yemen (but see Ham, from whence this kingdom is more likely derived).
Ophir - Hence Africa, Hebrew Ophir, Latin Afer
Havilah
Jobab - The Job of Scripture?
Links:
The Race of Genesis 10 (William Finck)
Last Update: 06/09/10
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