Genesis 10:31-32 NKJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 10:21-32

Two things especially are observable in this account of the posterity of Shem:? I. The description of Shem, v. 21. We have not only his name, Shem, which signifies a name, but two titles to distinguish him by:? 1. He was the father of all the children of Eber. Eber was his great grandson; but why should he be called the father of all his children, rather than of all Arphaxad?s, or Salah?s, etc.? Probably because Abraham and his seed, God's covenant-people, not only descended from Heber, but... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 10:31

These are the sons of Shem ,.... His sons, and grandsons, and great grandsons, in all twenty six, no doubt but there were many more, but these are only mentioned; for none of the sons of Elam, Ashur, and Lud, are named, and but one of Arphaxad's, and one of Salah's, and two of Eber's, and none of Peleg's; when it is not to be questioned but they had many, as is certain of Arphaxad, Salah, Eber, and Peleg, Genesis 11:13 . after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 10:32

These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations ,.... This is the account of their families, from whom the several nations of the earth sprung: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood ; not immediately, not till they were so increased as to form distinct nations; not till Peleg's time, when the division was made; not until the building of the city and tower of Babel, for unto that time these families were together, and then... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:1-32

PART II . THE POST - DILUVIAN AGE OF THE WORLD . CH . 10:1-11:26. FROM THE DELUGE TO THE CALL OF ABRAM . § 5. THE GENERATIONS or THE SONS OF NOAH ( CH . 10:1-11:9). I. THE historical credibility of the present section has been challenged. 1. On account of a fancied resemblance to the ethnographic mythologies of Greece, the genealogical table of the nations has been relegated to the category of fictitious invention. It has been assigned by... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:31-32

These are the sons of Shorn, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations . The pedigree of the Shemite tribes is closed with the customary formula (vide Genesis 10:5 ); that which follows being the concluding formula for the entire table of nations. These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations (literally, according to their Tholdoth, or historical developments ), in their nation,: and by these (literally, from the ) ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:32

The ethnological register. I. PROCLAIMS THE UNITY OF THE RACE . 1. It declares all the successive families of mankind to have sprung from a common stock. Diverse as they flow are in their geographical situations, ethnic relations, physical capabilities, national peculiarities, according to the doctrine of this genealogical table they all trace their origin to Noah and his sons. 2. It condemns all those theories which derive man from several pairs. Equally the heathen... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:32

Nations. I. THEIR ROOTS . Individuals. II. THEIR RISE . 1. As to time, after the Flood. 2. As to cause, Divine impulse. 3. As to instrumentality, variation of speech. III. THEIR CHARACTERISTICS . 1. A common head. 2. A common tongue. 3. A common land. IV. THEIR DESTINIES . To overspread the earth.— W . read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 10:21-32

- XXXIII. Shem21. אבר 'eber, “‘Eber, yonder side; verb: pass, cross.”22. עילם 'eylām, “‘Elam.” עוּל ‛ûl, “suckle.” עלם ‛ālam, “hide; be mature.” ארפכשׁד 'arpakshad, “Arpakshad.” כשׂד ארף 'arp keśed, “boundary of Kesed, or (von-Bohlen) Arjapakshata, beside Aria.” ארם 'ǎrām, “Aram, high; verb: be high.”23. עוּץ ‛ûts, “‘Uts; verb: counsel; be firm, solid.” חוּל chûl, “Chul; verb: rub, twist, writhe, be strong, await.” גתר geter, “Gether, bridge?” משׁ meshek, “Mash; related: feel,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 10:1-32

10:1-11:26 GENEALOGIES FROM NOAH TO ABRAMNations descended from Noah (10:1-32)This genealogy must have been written hundreds of years after the time of Noah, when his descendants had multiplied and moved to many places. By that time differences in language, race and culture were noticeable. The purpose of the listing here is to trace the origin of these groups, not to name every single descendant of Noah.Again the genealogy is simplified, being based on a selection of seventy descendants. Most... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 10:31

families, &c. Note the thrice-repeated fourfold division in verses: Genesis 10:5 , Genesis 10:20 . See App-10 . read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 10:21-32

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 10:31

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 10:32

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:1-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:31-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:32

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 10:32

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 10:21-32

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 10:1-32

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 10:31

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