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Table of the Nations - Genesis 10:1-32

How is Genesis 10 unique in ancient literature? Why is genealogy important? What relevance does this chapter have for us today?

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Table of the Nations - Genesis 10:1-32

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  1. An expositional study taught by Harry Morgan

  2. For those of you online post your comments or questions in the “comment section” on your screen. As time affords they may be read to the class.

  3. 1. What value is there in studying Genesis 10? Isn’t this chapter just a list of forgotten names? Ø Higher critical scholars debunked its value. Ø Hebrew scholar, S. R. Driver: “The Table of Nations contains no scientific classification of the races of mankind [and] no historically true account of the origin of the races.”

  4. 1. What value is there in studying Genesis 10? Isn’t this chapter just a list of forgotten names? Ø William F. Albright: “The tenth chapter of Genesis… stands absolutely alone in ancient literature, without a remote parallel, even among the Greeks, where we find the closest approach to a distribution of peoples in genealogical framework. … The Table of Nations remains an astonishingly accurate document.”

  5. 1. What value is there in studying Genesis 10? Isn’t this chapter just a list of forgotten names? ITS UNIQUENESS: • The Table of Nations is unique among the ancients and somewhat of a mystery to us today. There is no parallel to the table in antiquity. • This alone should challenge an impulsive dismissal or hasty judgment questioning the value of Genesis 10.

  6. 1. What value is there in studying Genesis 10? Isn’t this chapter just a list of forgotten names? ITS DETAIL: The genealogical list contains 70 names and identifies each one’s: • “territories” (ʾereṣ) • “clans” (mišpĕḥâ), • “nations” (gôyim), • “languages” (lāšôn).

  7. 1. What value is there in studying Genesis 10? Isn’t this chapter just a list of forgotten names? ITS USE OF THE NUMBER “7”: • Repeated uses the number “7” and its multiples. • 70 nations named: Japheth lists 14 descendants Ham lists 30 descendants Shem has 26 descendants. • “sons of” (bĕnê) occurs 14 times

  8. 1. What value is there in studying Genesis 10? Isn’t this chapter just a list of forgotten names? ITS USE OF THE NUMBER “7”: • Japheth’s genealogy has 2 groups of 7 (sons and grandsons) • Ham’s genealogy has arrangements of 7: 7 descendants of Cush 7 descendants of Mizraim • Total of 70 nations

  9. 1. What value is there in studying Genesis 10? Isn’t this chapter just a list of forgotten names? ITS GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE: • NORTH as far as the Caucasus mountains, • SOUTH into the Arabian Peninsula • EAST as far as the Iranian plateau • WEST at least as far as the Aegean, if not Spain (Tarshish?)

  10. 2. What is the birth order of Noah’s sons? Noah Oldest 10:21 Youngest 9:22,24 Japheth Shem Ham = enlarge = name = hot ח ָ ם ש ֵׁ ם ח ָ ם

  11. 3. In what order are Noah’s sons mentioned in the preface of Genesis 10? 1 Now this is the genealogy of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And sons were born to them after the flood.

  12. 4. In what order are Noah’s sons mentioned in the balance of Genesis 10? • The Descendants of Japheth (10:1-5) • The Descendants of Ham (10:6-20) • The Descendants of Shem (10:21-32)

  13. Japheth’s Genealogy

  14. 5. What nations are associated with the descendants of Japheth? Japheth Greeks, Aryans of India Gomer People living in area of the Black Sea, Germany and Wales Magog Reference to "Gog" referring to Georgia, a region near the Black Sea and Scythians Madai Medes (Persia), Japheth through Madai father of peoples of India Javan People of Greece and Cyprus Tubal Russian, city of Tobolsk Meshech Russian, (Name Muskovi) city of Moscow

  15. 5. What nations are associated with the descendants of Japheth? Tiras Ashkenaz Germany, Armenia, Scandinavia, Denmark, northern islands of Europe and European west coast Ripath Europe, Carpathians and Paphlagonians Togarmah Armenians, Germany and Turkey Elishah Greeks ("Hellas" is a form of word Elishah) Tarshish Spain, Carthage in North Africa Kittim Greeks, Cyprus, Macedonia Dodanium Greeks, Rhodes, Dardanelles Thracians, possibly the Etruscans of Italy

  16. Ham’s Genealogy Nimrod Mizraim Put Canaan Cush Seba Havilah Anam Lehab Lud Raamah Naphtuh Pathru Sabtecha Sheba Dedan Pathru Sidon Heth Jebusites Amorites Girgashitesites Hivites Arkites Sinites Arvadites Zemarites

  17. 6. What nations are associated with the descendants of Ham? Cush Seba Havilah Sabtah Raamah Shebah Dedan Sabtecha Ethiopia Meroe Arabia Sabeans Arabia North Arabia, Edom

  18. 6. What nations are associated with the descendants of Ham? Mizraim Ludim Anamin Lehhabim Lybia Naphtuhim North Africa Pathrusim Pathros Casluhim Philistines Caphtorum Crete Egypt, King Menes? Lydia, Western Asia

  19. 6. What nations are associated with the descendants of Ham? Phut Canaan Sidon Heth Jebusites Jerusalem Armorites Canaan Girgashites Canaan Hivites Libya Hittites, Cathay Canaan

  20. 6. What nations are associated with the descendants of Ham? Arkites Sinites Arvadites Island off Phoenicians coast Zemarites Syria Phoenicians Sino, China

  21. 7. Does Genesis 9:18-27, the curse of Canaan, and Genesis 10:6-20 teach racism? "It is important to remember that true racism has its roots in the theory of evolution. The Bible does not once recognize the existence of different races or even the very concept of "race" -- the latter is strictly a category of evolutionary biology!" -- Henry M. Morris

  22. 7. Does Genesis 9:18-27, the curse of Canaan, and Genesis 10:6-20 teach racism? “It is a fearful abuse of God's Word, when men refer to the curse of Canaan in defense of slave traffic...For...Canaan is not the same as Ham; [and] Canaan's servitude is the service of Shem, therefore of the Prince of Shem, that is, he becomes the servant of Christ, and in Christ is free..." -- Philip Schaff

  23. 8. Why did Moses give special attention to Nimrod? 8Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth. 9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.”

  24. 8. Why did Moses give special attention to Nimrod? Ø First noted potentate and champion hunter (9–10) Ø Exploits occasioned a proverb on later Israel (9) Ø Founded significant cities in Upper and Lower Mesopotamia (10–12)

  25. 8. Why did Moses give special attention to Nimrod? • “began”ח ָ ל ַ ל (ḥā·lǎl) = defile, profane, treat with contempt, i.e., ceremonially or ritually be common and impure in the eyes of deity and/or society, seen as a violation of covenant (Lev. 19:8) • “mighty one” ִּ ב ּ ו ֹ ר (gib·bôr) = mighty, powerful, i.e., pertaining to having political or military force hero; a tyrant or despot

  26. 8. Why did Moses give special attention to Nimrod? • “before” פ ָּ נ ֶ ה • “the Lord” • “mighty hunter” צ ַ י ִ ד animals, as the object of the hunter’s pursuit, which must be hunted in contrast to domestic animals (pā·něh) = face י ה ו ה (yhwh) (ṣǎ·yiḏ) = wild game, i.e.,

  27. 8. Why did Moses give special attention to Nimrod? • “kingdom” i.e., the area or people ruled under by a monarchy form of government. Here is the first place in the Bible where the word “kingdom” occurs. Significantly, it is used, not of God’s kingdom (as it is later), but of this first rival kingdom of Nimrod. (mǎm·lā·ḵāh) empire, realm, מ ַ מ ְ ל ָ כ ָ ה

  28. 8. What were the prominent cities Nimrod built?

  29. Shem’s Genealogy Asshur Arphaxad Lud Aram Elam Shelah Mash Uz Gether Hul Eber Peleg Joktan Jerah Almodad Hazarmaveth Hadoram Sheleph Uzal Jobab Ophir Diklah Abimael Shebah Havilah Obal

  30. Shem Noah to Christ

  31. JAPHETH Soul HAM Body SHEM Spirit

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