Genesis 10:22
in Genesis 10The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram.
KJV
The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
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This verse in Genesis 10
Commentary
6 notes on this verseShem, the third son of Noah, had five sons, who inhabited the land that began at Euphrates, and reached to the Indian Ocean. For Elam left behind him the Elamites, the ancestors of the Persians.
This site's exposition
The sons of Shem
on Genesis 10:22-24
Asshur stands at verse 11 in Nimrod's Assyria and here as a son of Shem. That is the ground of the old reading that Nimrod pushed into land given to another man's line, and Aram gives his name to the country the family's wives come from, where Jacob is sent for a bride. The list drops to one thread, Arphaxad to Shelah to Eber.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 22.) The sons of Shem, Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. These hold the part of Asia from the Euphrates River to the Indian Ocean. Now Elam, from whom the Elamite princes of Persia descend. Concerning Asshur, it has already been said that he founded the city of Nineveh. Arphaxad, from whom the Chaldeans descend. Lud, from whom the Lydians descend. Aram, from whom the Syrians descend, with Damascus as their metropolis.
The Medieval Church1 voice
The sons of Shem: Elam, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. "These occupied part of Asia from the Euphrates river to the Indian Ocean. Now, Elam is from whom the Elamites, the chiefs of Persia, come.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
The children of Shem,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Elam - From whom came the Elamites, near to the Medes, and whose chief city was Elymais. Asshur - Who gave his name to a vast province (afterwards a mighty empire) called Assyria. Arphaxad - From whom Arrapachitis in Assyria was named, according to some; or Artaxata in Armenia, on the frontiers of Media, according to others. Lud - The founder of the Lydians. In Asia Minor; or of the Ludim, who dwelt at the confluence of the Euphrates and Tigris, according to Arias Montanus. Aram - The father of the Arameans, afterwards called Syrians.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בְּנֵ֥י | benei | [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| שֵׁ֖ם | shem | Shem | H8035 → | 17 times |
| עֵילָ֣ם | ʾeilam | [were] Elam | H5867 → | 28 times |
| וְאַשּׁ֑וּר | veashur | and Asshur | H804 → | 151 times |
| וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד | vearpakhshad | and Arphaxad | H775 → | 9 times |
| וְל֥וּד | velud | and Lud | H3865 → | |
| וַֽאֲרָֽם׃ | vaaram | and Aram | H758 → | 143 times |
בְּנֵ֥י[the] sons of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
שֵׁ֖םShem
shemH8035 →17 times
עֵילָ֣ם[were] Elam
ʾeilamH5867 →28 times
וְאַשּׁ֑וּרand Asshur
veashurH804 →151 times
וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖דand Arphaxad
vearpakhshadH775 →9 times
וְל֥וּדand Lud
veludH3865 →
וַֽאֲרָֽם׃and Aram
vaaramH758 →143 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 66:19I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who…
it leads to
- Isaiah 52:15
so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard.
- Romans 15:21
Rather, as it is written: “Those who were not told about Him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”
- Ezekiel 27:10
Men of Persia, Lydia, and Put served as warriors in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls; they gave you splendor.
- Isaiah 55:5
Surely you will summon a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you will run to you. For the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, has bestowed glory…
- Isaiah 52:15
Through
Isaiah 11:11On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and…
it leads to
- Zechariah 10:8–12
I will whistle for them to gather, for I have redeemed them; and they will be as numerous as they once were.
- Micah 7:12
On that day they will come to you from Assyria and the cities of Egypt, even from Egypt to the Euphrates, from sea to sea and mountain to mountain.
- Isaiah 10:20
On that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on him who struck them, but they will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy…
- Hosea 3:4–5
For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.
- Zechariah 10:8–12
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Bede, Commentary on Genesis (Hexaemeron); Jerome, Hebrew Questions on Genesis; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews - Book I, Chapter 6, Sections 4.