Genesis 11:10-32

II.                The Generations of Shem (Genesis 11:10-26)

A.    Genesis 11:10 – These [are] the generations of Shem: Shem [was] an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:

1.     Picking up from Genesis 5:32 – And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

a.      626 years after the death of Adam

b.     514 years after the death of Seth

c.      411 years after the death of Enos

d.     401 years after the death of Cainan

e.      331 years after the death of Mahalaleel

f.       134 years after the death of Jared

g.      569 years after the translation of Enoch

h.      Methuselah is 869/969 years old

i.       Lamech is now 682 of 777 years old

j.       100 years before the flood

2.     There is a slight reconciliation issue…If Noah was 500 years old when Shem, Ham and Japheth were born and 600 years old at the commencement of the flood that would make Shem 100 years old at the commencement of the flood, yet here it says that Shem was 100 when Arphaxad was born 2 years after the flood. How can this be explained?  It appears logical looking back, Shem, Ham and Japheth could not have been triplets and that Japheth the firstborn was born when Noah was 500, Shem being the youngest was born 2 years later when Noah was 502.  This would have made Shem 98 at the commencement of the flood.

a.      728 years after the death of Adam

b.     616 years after the death of Seth

c.      513 years after the death of Enos

d.     503 years after the death of Cainan

e.      433 years after the death of Mahalaleel

f.       236 years after the death of Jared

g.      671 years after the translation of Enoch

h.      2 years after death of Methulselah

i.       7 years after the death of Lamech

j.       2 years after the flood

·       Shem was 98 years old when the flood came, they were in the ark for a year then 9 months after is in the 2^nd year after the flood when Arphaxad was born we’ll call it 2 A.F. (After Flood)

·       This puts the flood at ~ 2348 B.C.

·       Noah is 602 years old

·       Shem is 100 years old

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B.     Genesis 11:11 – And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

1.     Shem lived 600 years

2.     502 A.F.

C.    Genesis 11:12 – And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:

1.     37 A.F (2311 B.C.)

2.     Noah is 637/950

3.     Shem is 135/600

4.     Arphaxad 35/438

D.    Genesis 11:13 – And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

1.     Arphaxad lives 438 years

2.     440 A.F.

3.     Dies 62 years before his father Shem

E.     Genesis 11:14 – And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:

1.     67 A.F. (2281 B.C.)

2.     Noah is 667/950

3.     Shem is 165/600

4.     Arphaxad  is 65/438 years

5.     Salah is 30/433

F.     Genesis 11:15 – And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

1.     Salah lives 433 years

2.     500 A.F.

3.     Dies 2 years before Shem

G.    Genesis 11:16 – And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:

1.     101 A.F. (2247 B.C.)

a.      Antiquities of the Jews, Chapter 4, Josephus – “…Heber begat Joctan and Phaleg: he was called Phaleg, because he was born at the dispersion of the nations to their several countries; for Phaleg, among the Hebrews, signifies division.”

b.     This would place the dispersion at ~2147 B.C.

2.     Noah is 701/950

3.     Shem is 199/600

4.     Arphaxad is 99/438

5.     Salah is 64/433

6.     Eber is 34/464

H.    Genesis 11:17 – And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.

1.     Eber lived 464 years

2.     627 A.F.

I.      Genesis 11:18 – And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:

1.     131 A.F. (2217 B.C.)

2.     Noah is 731/950

3.     Shem is 229/600

4.     Arphaxad is 129/438

5.     Salah is 94/433

6.     Eber is 64/464

7.     Peleg is 30

J.      Genesis 11:19 – And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.

1.     Peleg lived 239

2.     340 A.F.

K.    Genesis 11:20 – And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:

1.     163 A.F. (2185 B.C.)

2.     Noah is 763/950

3.     Shem is 261/600

4.     Arphaxad is 161/438

5.     Salah is 126/433

6.     Eber is 96/464

7.     Peleg is 62

8.     Reu 32

L.     Genesis 11:21 – And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.

1.     Reu lives 239 years

2.     370 A.F.

M.   Genesis 11:22 – And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:

1.     193 A.F. (2154 B.C.)

2.     Noah is 793/950

3.     Shem is 291/600

4.     Arphaxad is 191/438

5.     Salah is 156/433

6.     Eber is 126/464

7.     Peleg is 92/239

8.     Reu 62/239

9.     Serug 30

N.    Genesis 11:23 – And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.

1.     Serug lived 230 years

2.     393 A.F.

O.    Genesis 11:24 – And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:

1.     222 A.F. (2126 B.C.)

2.     Noah is 822/950

3.     Shem is 320/600

4.     Arphaxad is 220/438

5.     Salah is 185/433

6.     Eber is 155/464

7.     Peleg is 121/239

8.     Reu 91/239

9.     Serug 59/230

10.  Nahor 29/148

P.     Genesis 11:25 – And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.

1.     Nahor lived 148 years

2.     341 A.F.

Q.    Genesis 11:26 – And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

1.     292 A.F. (2056 B.C.)

2.     Noah is 892/950

a.      Appears from this that Noah could have been around for up to 58 years of Abram’s life

b.     As we were able to determine earlier that Shem, Ham and Japheth were not born at the same time its is likely the same here that Abram

c.      When the generations of Abraham are picked up later in Genesis, it appears that Noah died 2 years prior to Abram’s birth

3.     Shem is 390/600

4.     Arphaxad is 290/438

5.     Salah is 255/433

6.     Eber is 225/464

7.     Peleg is 191/239

8.     Reu 161/239

9.     Serug 129/230

10.  Nahor 99/148

11.  Terah is 70

III.              The Generations of Terah (Genesis 11:27-32)

A.    Genesis 11:27 – Now these [are] the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.

1.     Abram – אברם 'Abram, "exalted father"

2.     Nahor – נחור Nachowr, "snorting"

3.     Haran – הרן Haran, "mountaineer"

4.     Lot – לוט Lowt, "covering"

B.     Genesis 11:28 – And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.

1.     Nativity – מולדת mowledeth,  kindred, birth, offspring, relatives

2.     Chaldees – כשדימה Kasdiy, the inhabitants of Chaldea, living on the lower Euphrates and Tigris

C.    Genesis 11:29 – And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife [was] Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.

1.     Sarai – שרי Saray, "princess"

2.     Milcah – מלכה Milkah, "queen"

D.    Genesis 11:30 – But Sarai was barren; she [had] no child.

E.     Genesis 11:31 – And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

F.     Genesis 11:32 – And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.

1.     After Noah longevity started to drastically decline:

a.      Noah – 950

b.     Shem – 600 (350 year drop from Noah)

c.      Arphaxad – 438 (512 year drop from Noah, 162 from Shem)

d.     Salah – 433 (517 year drop from Noah, 5 from Arphaxad)

e.      Eber – 464 (486 year drop from Noah, 31 pick-up from Salah)

f.       Peleg – 239 (711 year drop from Noah, 225 from Eber)

g.      Reu – 239 (711 year drop from Noah, 0 from Peleg)

h.      Serug – 230 (720 year drop from Noah, 9 from Reu)

i.       Nahor – 148 (802 year drop from Noah, 82 from Serug)

j.       Terah – 205 (695 year drop from Noah, 57 pick-up from Nahor)

Genesis 11:1-9

In chapter 11 we have the reason that God chose to disperse the nations.  Chapter 10 was a description of how the nations were divided.  As noted in the previous chapter when the sons of Noah were divided they all spoke “every one after his tongue” but in 11:1 we see that “the whole earth was of one language” so the description of how the sons of Noah were dispersed of chapter 10 should follow the cause of chapter 11.

I.                The Tower of Babel and the Dispersion of Nations (Genesis 11:1-9)

A.    Genesis 11:1 – And the whole earth was of one language, and one speech.

1.     A unified form of communication, similar to the world today with translation software and English being considered the worldwide business language. 

2.     What are the advantages of having a common language? Notice how quickly technology advances as communication becomes more synchronized.

B.     Genesis 11:2 – And it came to pass as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.

1.     Shinar – Babylonian region, שנער Shin`ar, "country of two rivers" (Tigris and Euphrates)

2.     Were they all traveling together?

C.    Genesis 11:3 – And they said one to another, “Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly.” And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.

1.     Here we see their “one language” at work the sin is conceived in the tongue.

a.      James 3:6 – And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. 

b.     James 1:15 – Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

c.      If sin originates in the tongue it would seem logical that a world speaking one language would exacerbate sin as the tongue is centralized the sin becomes centralized like comparing a decentralized flashlight to a centralized laser beam.

·       Centralization of power becomes possible under one language

·       As world powers become more centralized, accountability deteriorates and corruption becomes prevalent.

2.     So if their sin was centralized what were they trying to accomplish? A direct affront to God much like the world is becoming today

D.    Genesis 11:4 – And they said, “Go to, let us build a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.”

1.     Notice they were to build both a city and a tower

2.     These events appear to take place before Babel is actually named in v. 9, who was responsible for establishing the city of Babel in chapter 10? Nimrod from 10:10, so if Nimrod founded the city He likely was responsible for building it and the tower within it.

3.     What purpose did building a tower that reached into heaven serve?

a.      What did their great-grandfathers Shem, Ham and Japheth just live through? 

b.     The people didn’t believe God’s promise that He wouldn’t flood the earth again so they tried to save themselves.

·       Antiquities of the Jews, Chapter 4, Josephus – “… He also said he would be revenged on God, if He should have a mind to drown the world again; for that he would build a tower too high for the waters to be able to reach! And that would avenge himself on God for destroying their forefathers.”

·       Can you see why God might have been a little upset?

·       God wants us to believe His promises

E.     Genesis 11:5 –  And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

1.     God is interested in what we are doing

2.     Did God physically come down?  Why would He need to come down?

F.     Genesis 11:6 – And the Lord said, “Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.

G.    Genesis 11:7 – Go to, let Us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.

1.     Note the similarity of man in v.4 essentially saying…Go to, let us go up (using the tower as a vehicle)

2.     Confound - בלל balal, to mix, mingle, confuse, confound very similar to בבל Babel, "confusion (by mixing)"

3.     Note here that God not only has the power to confound languages, but during Pentecost we see that God has the power to reconcile

a.      Acts 2:1 – 5 –  And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.  And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.  And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.  

b.     We see from Acts that the Spirit unified the speech so that everyone understood it, even to their own dialect.

c.      Interesting that the translators chose to use the word “confounded” to describe the reaction of the multitude.  The word is συγχέω sygcheō, and means both 1) to pour together, commingle and 2) to confound or bewilder.  So we have an instance here where both meanings can apply at the same time.

H.    Genesis 11:8 – So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

1.     Here is the “dividing of the nations” according to Deuteronomy 32:8

2.     They left of building the city, but we know that Babylon eventually became a great empire.  More evidence God was merely delaying the inevitable here for our benefit.

I.      Genesis 11:9 – Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

1.     Babel - בבל Babel, "confusion (by mixing)"

2.     What was the purpose of this dispersion and confusion? Decentralization of world power thus decentralizing the sin.  Effectively served as a delay and a preservation tactic

Genesis Chapter 10

I.                The Sons of Noah (Genesis 10:1)

A.    Genesis 10:1 – Now these are THE GENERATIONS OF THE SONS OF NOAH, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.

1.     More evidence that the children were born to them subsequent to the flood as the verse clearly states “born after the flood”

II.              The Generations of Japheth, the Eldest Son (Genesis 10:2-5)

A.    Genesis 10:2 – The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

B.     Genesis 10:3 – And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.

C.    Genesis 10:4 – And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

D.    Genesis 10:5 – By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

a.      Japheth had 7 sons and 14 total named are listed.

·       Gomer - גמר Gomer, “complete”

o      Ashkenaz - אשכנז 'Ashkĕnaz, a man as sprinkled: fire as scattered

o      Riphath - ריפת Riyphath, “spoken”

o      Togarmah - תגרמה Towgarmah, "thou wilt break her"

·       Javan - יון Yavan, “wine”

o      Elishah - אלישה 'Eliyshah, "God of the coming (one)"

o      Tarshish - תרשיש Tarshiysh, "yellow jasper"

o      Kittim – כתים Kittiy , "bruisers"  Numbers 24:24

o      Dodanim – דדנים Dodaniym, "leaders" 1 Chronicles 1:7

b.     Why are the sons of Magog, Madai, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras left out?

·       Magog – מגוג Magowg, "land of Gog",  Ezekiel 38:2,6

·       Madai – מדי Maday, "middle land"

·       Tubal - תבל Tuwbal, "thou shall be brought"

·       Meshech - משך Meshek, "drawing out"

·       Tiras - תירס Tiyrac, "desire"

III.            The Generations of Ham, the Middle Son (Genesis 10:6-20)

A.    Genesis 10:6 – And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.

B.     Genesis 10:7 – And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.

C.    Genesis 10:8 – And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

1.     Nimrod - נמרד Nimrowd, rebellion, founder of kingdom of Babylon

2.     Mighty One - גבור gibbowr, strong, mighty

a.      This is the same term used to describe the Nephilim in Genesis chapter 6 meaning heroes or men of renown.

b.     Apparently Nimrod was developing this sort of mythical reputation.

3.     Who was Nimrod?

a.      Antiquities of the Jews by Josephus Book 1, Chapter 4 – Now it was Nimrod who excited them to such an affront and contempt of God.  He was the grandson of Ham, the son of Noah, -a bold man, and of great strength of hand.  He persuaded them not to ascribe it to God, as if it was through his means they were happy, but to believe that it was their own courage which procured that happiness.  He also gradually changed the government into tyranny, - seeing no other way of turning men from the fear of God, but to bring them into a constant dependence upon his power.

·       It appears from the writings of Josephus that Nimrod was somewhat of a tyrant and the methods he employed to extend his power are still put in practice today. 

·       How many millions of people worldwide place their trust in government rather than God.  Government has effectively replaced God as provider and seeks more and more to be dependent upon it.  Is it the Will of God for us to be dependent upon government?  It takes tremendous faith today to place trust in our Heavenly Father.

·       Nimrod may not even be the actual name, but more of a derisive title (similar to how its used today)

b.     The Sumerian clay tablets depict a character that is very similar to the biblical description of Nimrod.  Gilgamesh was a tyrant of a ruler who engaged in sinful behavior described in the Epic of Gilgamesh.  The Babylonians, Assyrians, Hittites and Palestinian tablets have been found with references to Gilgamesh.  Mythical or not Gilgamesh was a widely published figure Ancient near East literature.

·       Epic of Gilgamesh – Gilgamesh is said to be 2/3 god and 1/3 man.  Many of the acts of Gilgamesh are similar to those described by Josephus.  There is a flood story that is similar to that of Genesis, but skewed to reflect the Sumerian polytheistic religion.

D.    Genesis 10:9 – He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.

1.     There seems to be a lot lost in translation here, why would hunting in and of itself be anything of such great significance as to be mentioned as “before the Lord”?

2.     In their Commentary on the Old Testament, vol. 1,  Keil and Delitzsch write: 

·       Nimrod as a mighty hunter founded a powerful kingdom; and the founding of this kingdom is shown by the verb with consecutive to have been the consequence or result of his strength in hunting, so that hunting was intimately connected with the establishing of the kingdom. Hence, if the expression ‘a mighty hunter’ relates primarily to hunting in the literal sense, we must add to the literal meaning the figurative signification of a ‘hunter of men’ (a trapper of men by stratagem and force); Nimrod the hunter became a tyrant, a powerful hunter of men. (Keil and Delitzsch 1975)  http://www.audiowebman.org/start/books/k-d/01-gen/kd-genesis-10.htm

E.     Genesis 10:10 – And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

1.     In the Epic of Gilgamesh, the city that Gilgamesh rules over is Uruk, very similar sounding to Erech

2.     Shinar is thought to be Sumer or Sumerian

F.     Genesis 10:11 – Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,

1.     Who is Asshur? See v. 22  Asshur is a proper masculine noun (אשור 'Ashshuwr) with etymology to the verb meaning to go straight, walk, go on, advance, make progress.  In this context it is likely that the word was not meant to be used as a proper noun as the King James indicates, but rather as a verb and should read “From that land he (Nimrod) went forth…” as indicated by most modern versions.

2.     Targum Pseudo-Jonathan Genesis 10:8-12 – Kush begat Nimrod; he began to be a mighty sinner and rebel on earth before the Lord.  He was a mighty rebel before the Lord.  Therefore it is said: “From the day the world was created there has not been a mighty hunter and rebel like Nimrod before the Lord.”  The beginning of his kingdom was Babylon the Great, Edessa, Nisbis, and Ctesiphon, in the land of Pontus.  From that land Nimrod went forth and ruled over Assyria, because he did not wish to participate in the scheme of the generation of the Division.  So he left those four cities.  Therefore the Lord gave him another place and he built four other cities, Nineveh, Streets-of-the-City, Hadiath, and Talsar, which is built between Ninevah and Hadiath: that is the great city.

G.    Genesis 10:12 – And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same [is] a great city.

H.    Genesis 10:13 – And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

I.      Genesis 10:14 – And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.

1.     Philistim – פלשתי Pĕlishtiy, Philistine, “immigrants”,  an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan

J.      Genesis 10:15 – And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,

1.     Sidon – צידון Tsiydown, “hunting”, ancient Phoenician city, on Mediterranean coast north of Tyre

2.     Heth – חת Cheth, "terror", a son of Canaan and the progenitor of the Hittites

K.    Genesis 10:16 – And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,

1.     Jebusite – יבוסי Yĕbuwciy, "descendants of Jebus", the early name for Jerusalem

2.     Amorite – אמרי 'Emoriy, "a sayer", one of the peoples of east Canaan and beyond the Jordan, dispossessed by the Israelite incursion from Egypt

L.     Genesis 10:17 – And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

M.   Genesis 10:18 – And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.

N.    Genesis 10:19 – 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.

O.    Genesis 10:20 – These [are] the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, [and] in their nations.

1.     Ham had 4 sons and 30 total named descendents

a.      Ham

·       Cush - כוש Kuwsh, "black"

o      Seba - סבא Cĕba', "drink thou"

o      Havilah - חוילה Chaviylah, "circle"

o      Sabtah - סבתא Cabta', "striking"

o      Raamah - רעמה Ra`mah, "horse's mane"

§       Sheba - שבא Shĕba', "seven" or "an oath"

§       Dedan - דדן Dĕdan, "low country"

o      Sabtecha - סבתכא Cabtĕka', "striking"

o      Nimrod - נמרד Nimrowd, rebellion

·       Mizraim - מצרים Mitsrayim , Egypt = "land of the Copts"  Is. 19:6, 37:25

o      Ludim - לודיי Luwdiy, "to the firebrands: travailings"

o      Anamim - ענמים `Anamim, "affliction of the waters"

o      Lehabim - להבים Lĕhabiym, "flames"

o      Naphtuhim - נפתחים Naphtuchiym, "openings"

o      Pathrusin - פתרסי Pathruciy, "region of the south"

o      Casluhim (Philistim) - כסלחים Kacluchiym, "fortified"

o      Caphtorim - כפתרי Kaphtoriy, "a crown"

·       Phut - פוט Puwt, "a bow"

·       Canaan (11 Offspring) כנען Kĕna`an, "lowland"

o      Sidon - צידון Tsiydown, "hunting"

o      Heth - חת Cheth, "terror",

o      Jebusite - יבוסי Yĕbuwciy, "descendants of Jebus”

o      Amorite - אמרי 'Emoriy, "a sayer”

o      Girgasite - גרגשי Girgashiy, "dwelling on a clayey soil"

o      Hivite - חוי Chivviy, "villagers"

o      Arkite - ערקי `Arqiy, "gnawing"

o      Sinite - סיני Ciynay, Sin "thorn" or "clay"

o      Arvadite - ארודי 'Arvadiy, "I shall break loose"

o      Zemarite - צמרי Tsĕmariy, "double woolens"

o      Hamathite - חמתי Chamathiy, "fortress"

IV.            The Generations of Shem, the Youngest Son (Genesis 10:21-31)

A.    Genesis 10:21 – Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were [children] born.

1.     Eber - עבר `Eber - Eber or Heber = "the region beyond"

a.      Hebrew - עברי `Ibriy - Hebrew = "one from beyond"

2.     Father of all the children of Eber – no Hebrew word for grandfather only father, from verse 24 we can see that Eber was actually a ctually a great-grandfather to Eber

B.     Genesis 10:22 –The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.

C.    Genesis 10:23 – And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.

D.    Genesis 10:24 – And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.

1.     Salah – שלח Shelach, “sprout”

2.     Eber - עבר `Eber, “the region beyond”

a.      Joshua 24:2-3 – And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, [even] Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.  And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.

b.     Joshua 24:14-15 – Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.  And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

·       Not the flood as in Noah’s flood but the other side of the Great River Euphrates; therefore, the name Hebrew is a name used by non-Israelites to describe the Israelites as “people from the region beyond the river” and is not a term Israelites used to describe themselves.

E.     Genesis 10:25 – And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one [was] Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name [was] Joktan.

1.     Peleg – פלג Peleg, proper masculine noun meaning division, or masculine noun meaning channel or canal (messianic seed line)

2.     Joktan – יקטן Yoqtan, Proper masculine noun meaning smallness, or to be small or insignificant

F.     Genesis 10:26 – And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

G.    Genesis 10:27 – And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,

H.    Genesis 10:28 – And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

I.      Genesis 10:29 – And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these [were] the sons of Joktan.

J.      Genesis 10:30 – And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.

K.    Genesis 10:31 – These [are] the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.

L.     Genesis 10:32 – These [are] the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

1.     Shem had 5 sons and 26 total named descendents (Bold = Messianic seedline)

a.      Shem - שם Shem, "name"

·       Elam - עילם `Eylam, "eternity"

·       Asshur - אשור 'Ashshuwr, Asshur or Assyria = "a step"

·       Arphaxad - ארפכשד 'Arpakshad, "I shall fail as the breast: he cursed the breast-bottle"

o      Salah - שלח Shelach, “sprout”

§       Eber - עבר `Eber, “the region beyond”

-        Peleg - פלג Peleg, “division”(picked up in 11:19)

-        Joktan - יקטן Yoqtan, “smallness” (13 Offspring)

                                                                                                                                                                            i.     Almodad - אלמודד 'Almowdad, "not measured"

                                                                                                                                                                          ii.     Sheleph - שלף shelaph, "a drawing forth"

                                                                                                                                                                        iii.     Hazarmaveth - חצרמות Chatsarmaveth, "village of death"

                                                                                                                                                                        iv.     Jerah - ירח Yerach, "new moon"

                                                                                                                                                                          v.     Hadoram - הדורם Hadowram, "noble honour"

                                                                                                                                                                        vi.     Uzal - אוזל 'Uwzal, "I shall be flooded"

                                                                                                                                                                      vii.     Diklah - דקלה Diqlah, "palm grove"

                                                                                                                                                                    viii.     Obal - עובל `Owbal, "stripped bare"

                                                                                                                                                                         ix.     Abimael - אבימאל 'Abiyma'el, "my father is El (God)"

                                                                                                                                                                           x.     Sheba - שבא Shĕba', "seven" or "an oath"

                                                                                                                                                                         xi.     Ophir - אופיר 'Owphiyr, "reducing to ashes"

                                                                                                                                                                       xii.     Havilah - חוילה Chaviylah, "circle"

                                                                                                                                                                     xiii.     Jobab - יובב Yowbab, "a desert"

·       Lud - לוד Luwd, "strife"

·       Aram - ארם 'Aram, "exalted"

o      Uz - עוץ `Uwts, "wooded"

o      Hul - חול Chuwl, "circle"

o      Mash - מש Mash, "drawn out"

o      Gether - גתר Gether, "fear"

2.     Japheth – 14 named descendents, Ham – 30 named descendents, & Shem – 26 named descendents = 70 total named descendents from the 3 sons of Noah.

a.      Deuteronomy 32:8 – When the MOST HIGH divided to the nations their inheritance, When He separated the sons of Adam, He set the bounds of the People According to the number of the children of Israel.

·       What is the meaning of this phrase: “He set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel”?

·       Exodus 1:5 - And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt [already].

·       So before Israel was in existence the Lord separated 70 nations which is the number of the children of Israel that went into Egypt.