Lesson 6, Part 1 The Table of Nations Part 1 Genesis 10:1-5 The Table of Nations Part 1

The Origin of Evil and The Spread of False Religion The Spread of False Religion Lesson 6, Part 1 The Table of Nations Part 1 Genesis 10:1-5 The Table of Nations Part 1 In our study of The Spread of False Religion it is important to identify the lineages of the sons of Noah in order to identify where each group settled with their religious practices after leaving Babel. GEN 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. 2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 3 And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. 4 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. 5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. GEN 10:6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. 7 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. 8 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. 9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD. 10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. 11 Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, 12 And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city. 13 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, 14 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim. 15 And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, 16 And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, 17 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, 18 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad. 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. 20 These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations. 22 The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. 23 And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash. 24 And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber. 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. 21 Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born. 26 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazar-maveth, and Jerah, 27 And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah, 28 And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba, 29 And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan. 30 And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east. 31 These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations. 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

The following map shows the various nations represented by the genealogy of Genesis chapter 10. This map represents the initial scattering after Babel. From this initial scattering, we will soon see that these people later migrated to the remote parts of the world. Notice the nations of Genesis 10 in the following. [131] 1 The Nations of Genesis 10 [131] [131] The colors of the names on the following map represent the indicated descendent of one of Noah s sons. 9 Genesis 10:1-32 - The Nations of Genesis 10 [131] 10 The Three Sons of Noah Genesis chapter 10 is known as the Table of Nations. The Table of Nations is important to the study of the rest of the history of the Jewish people in the Old Testament you will see these families, and the nations they represent, mentioned again and again. The study of the nations these people represent is also important to understanding how the spread of false religions occurred. The people represented by the three sons of Noah participated in the New Testament events, and the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Before we discuss the various nations descended from these three sons of Noah, let s first look at the three sons and their responsibilities in the New Testament. The Synoptic Gospels Gospel of Targets Matthew Shem (Jews) Mark Ham (The Servant) Luke Japheth (The Greek) 1 Bible Maps from Biblesoft, (from Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Copyright (c)1986,thomas Nelson Publishers). 2

The Seekers After Jesus The Seekers Were The Shepherds Shem The Magi Ham The Greek Japheth The Hearers in Acts The Preachers The Hearers Peter (Acts 2:14) Shem ("Men of Judea") Philip (Acts 8:26,27) Ham ("a man of Ethiopia") Peter (Acts 10:1, 22, 34-48) Japheth ("Cornelius, a centurian") Responsibility at the Crucifixion Responsibility Who Moral Shem (Jews) ("His blood be on us" MAT 27:25) Physical Burden Ham (Simon of Cyrene bore cross MAT 27:32) Executive Japheth (Roman) (Pilate. MAT 27:24) Next, we look at the three sons in their service to mankind. Note particularly the prophecy of Noah about Shem in Genesis 9:26. GEN 9:26 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. This was an indirect blessing on Shem. Shem's well being would be dependent on the spiritual health of the Semite people. They were directly bound to God. [50] 2 Whenever Israel forgot God, they would be pillaged, and/or sent into captivity. [50] 3 DEU 8:11 Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: The Three Sons Serving Mankind In their service to mankind, let s look at each of the three sons in the order given in Genesis 10:1, beginning with Shem, then Ham, and finally Japheth. [82; 27] 4 THREE SONS SERVING MANKIND [27; 82] 5 (Meeting three basic human needs) SEMITES (Spiritual, Capacity to worship) Religion centered in monotheism. Jews Moslems Zoroastrians Etc. HAMITES (Pioneers) - (Physical, Capacity to create) Settlement, Cultivation, Technology Egyptians - Phoenicians - Sumerians - Orientals - Africans & Etc. JAPHETHITES - (Intellectual, Capacity to reason) Stressed Science and Philosophy Greeks - Romans - Other European Anglo American Etc. We were meant to have all three (Spiritual, Physical, and Intellectual) in harmony. We were meant to develop all three. Notice that the intellectual is placed last. The natural order of these in our lives is the Spiritual, then the Physical, and lastly the intellectual. In raising our children we must remember the order, but not to forsake any. [27; 82] 6 Man's Fundamental Responsibilities Man was given three fundamental responsibilities. [27] 7 1. Fill the Earth with descendents. 2 [50] Noah W. Hutchings, GOD DIVIDED THE NATIONS, Oklahoma, City, OK: The Southwest Radio Church, 1981. 3 [50] Hutchings, GOD DIVIDED THE NATIONS. 4 [82] Henry M. Morris, Ph.D., THE GENESIS RECORD, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1976. [27] Lambert Dolphin, Ph.D., THE TABLE OF NATIONS, www.ldolphin.org. 5 [27] Dolphin, Ph.D., THE TABLE OF NATIONS. [82] Morris, Ph.D., THE GENESIS RECORD. 6 [27] Dolphin, Ph.D., THE TABLE OF NATIONS. [82] Morris, Ph.D., THE GENESIS RECORD. 7 [27] Dolphin, THE TABLE OF NATIONS. 3

GEN 1:28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. GEN 9:1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. 2. Fill the Earth with the knowledge of the Lord. ISA 11:9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. HAB 2:14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. 3. Teach men to call upon the name of the Lord. GEN 4:26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD. Genealogy of the Sons GEN 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. Shem may have been the compiler of this genealogy. He lived 502 years after the Flood, which would have encompassed the entire period of this genealogy. Further evidence that this was written by Shem is that Shem's genealogy is carried to the sixth generation, while Ham and Japheth's extend only to the third. Shem may have lost touch with Ham and Japheth after the Tower of Babel incident, so did not record additional generations for Ham and Japheth. Shem's signature (colophon signature on clay tablets) is found in Genesis 11:10 indicating possible authorship of the tablet it was recorded upon. [82] 8 We find Shem s signature in Genesis 11:10. GEN 11:10 These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood: Like the signature at the bottom of a letter, again in Genesis 11:10, we find the signature verse probably representing the preceding verses beginning with the signature verse of Genesis 10:1. The fact that it was Shem alone strengthens the theory that Shem probably originally wrote the section from Genesis 6:9b to Genesis 11:10a. [82] 9 We now consider the genealogy of the sons of Japheth who they are and where they went: GEN 10:2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 3 And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. 4 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. 5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. Sons of Japheth [27, 57, 82, 90, 132] 10 (Japheth = Iapetos, father of the Greeks; Iyapeti, ancestor of the Aryans of India; Romans; Persians) 8 [82] Morris, THE GENESIS RECORD. 9 [82] Morris, THE GENESIS RECORD. 10 [82] Morris, THE GENESIS RECORD. Additional material: [27] Dolphin, THE TABLE OF NATIONS, GENESIS 10-11,. [57] Flavius Josephus, William Whiston (translator), THE WORKS OF JOSEPHUS: Antiquities Of The Jews, Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, Inc., 1987, Book 1, Chapter 6. [90] John Phillips, EXPLORING GENESIS, Neptune, NJ: Loizeaux Brothers, 1980.. [132] ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, Electronic CD Version, 1998. 4

Noah Japheth Shem Ham Gomer Magog Madai Javan Tubal Meshech Tiras Gomer Gomer = Cimmeria, North of the Black Sea (Modern Crimea). Some of Gomer's descendents probably moved into Germany and Cambria (Wales). The Sons of Gomer Ashkenaz = Germany (German Jews are called Askenazi). Riphath = Paphlagonians [Anatolia] (next to Black Sea), possibly Carpathians (east central Europe). There s a slight possibility that the name Europe was originally a corruption of the word Riphath. Togarmah = Armenians most probably. Germany may also be from Togarmah. Turkey and Turkestan as well. Magog Magog = (Lit - "The place of Gog.") Possibly refers to Georgia, near the Black Sea. Josephus says that Magog (or Gog) was the ancestor of the Scythians who originally inhabited the Black Sea area. (see EZE 38:2). Madai Madai = Ancestor to the Medes. They settled in Persia, and were possibly, together with the Semitic Elamites, ancestors to the Persians. Evidently through this group the Aryans developed, who later migrated to India and became the Indian peoples. Javan Javan = Ionia (Greece). Both Japheth and Javan are considered the founders of the Greeks. The Sons of Javan Elishah = Hellas [a form of Elishah] (Greece). The Iliad mentions the Eilesian people; the Tell el Amarna tablets and the Ugaritic tablets mention the Alasians, people apparently from Cyprus. Tarshish = Identified with either Tartessos in Spain and with Carthage in North Africa. These were Phoenician cities and the Phoenicians were Canaanites. It may be that the descendants of Tarshish were early settlers of North Africa and Spain, but the Phoenicians (Hamites) were later instrumental in their development. Kittim = Refers to Cyprus, and possibly to the Greek mainland in "Ma-Kittim" [the land of Kittim] (accounting for the name Macedonia). Dodanim = Probably the same as Rodanim (1 Chronicles 1:7). Probably preserved in the geographical names Dardanelles and Rhodes. Tubal Tubal = Known to the Assyrians as the Tibareni. Possibly the name is preserved in the Russian city of Tobolsk. In Ezekiel 38:2 they are associated with "Rosh," a name from which the name "Russia" was derived. Meshech 5

Meshech = Identified with the Mushki of the Assyrians, and possibly, the name is preserved in Muskovi (the former name of Russia) and Moscow. Tiras Tiras = Ancestor of the Thracians. Possibly also of the Etruscans of Italy. Magog, Meshech, and Tubal possibly may be considered the progenitors of the modern Russian people. Genealogy Early English Kings [22] A genenealogy of early English Kings begins with Noah: 47 [22] 11 A Roman Genealogy from Japheth [22] Several Roman genenealogies begins with Japheth and equates him with Jupiter: 48 [22] 12 11 [22] Bill Cooper, AFTER THE FLOOD, Chichester, West Sussex, England: New Wine Press, 1995, p. 222. 12 [22] Cooper, AFTER THE FLOOD, p. 241. 6

Miautsu People of China [22, 133] Notice that the Miautsu People of China trace their ancestry thru Jah-phu (Japheth): 49 [22; 133] 13 The Miautsu people also record the name of Noah s wife in their genealogy as Gaw Bo-lu-en. [22; 133] 14 The book of Jasher indicates that her name is Naamah, daughter of Enoch. JASHER 5:15 and Noah went and took a wife, and he chose Naamah the daughter of Enoch. [149] 15 Chinese World Maps before 1100AD [141] 16 13 [22] Cooper, AFTER THE FLOOD, p. 244. [133] http://www.godsaidmansaid.com/topic3.asp?cat2=244&itemid=887. The very ancient Miautso people of China have chronicled their lineage back to Japheth, the son of Noah, and from there all the way back to the world's first man, whom their genealogical record calls "Dirt." Author, E. Traux, in an article titled "Genesis According to the Miao People, renders the original Miautsu name in the following quote, "It is clearly meant to portray Adam, the version of whose name in the Miautsi language (as in Hebrew, Akkadian and so on), means earth or clay, the substance from which he was created." They called the first man's name Dirt, which is exactly what the name Adam means... red dirt. The Miautsu genealogical record was handed down from the beginning and was firmly entrenched long before Christian missionaries encountered them, long before they had the Biblical record from which to compare. [End of quote] 14 [22] Cooper, AFTER THE FLOOD, p. 244. [133] http://www.godsaidmansaid.com/topic3.asp?cat2=244&itemid=887. 15 Ken Johnson, ANCIENT BOOK OF JASHER, Biblefacts Annotated Edition, Biblefacts Ministries, 2008, p. 13. 7

17 [141] There is much evidence of knowledge and contact with the American continent before Columbus ever sailed. According to historians and researchers: There is evidence that the Chinese surveyed the Americas as early as 2250 BC, and reported finding the Grand Canyon (Great luminous Canyon). There is evidence of Indo18 Sumerian contact with America. [129; 141] Egyptians exchanged culture with the Americas as early as 3000 BC. Phoenicians and Cretans mined copper in Michigan and Ontario as early as 3000 BC. These mines were largely abandoned by 1000 BC as Iron began to replace copper for tools in the Mediterranean about 1200 BC. Black African explorers from Ghana th 19 traded with the Americas as early as 1000 BC, and continued trading through the 16 century AD. [141] African skeletons have been discovered in the Americas. Afghan Buddhist missionaries interacted with 20 American culture in 458 BC and made a report to the Chinese emperor forty years later. [129; 141] When plagues ravaged medieval Europe, priests burned pagan manuscripts and maps, thus destroying knowledge of 21 the distant lands and even knowledge of the shape of the earth. [141] Notice these references to sea travel during the reign of King Solomon. 2 CHRON 8:17 Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber [ancient sea port at tip of Gulf of Aqaba], and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom. 18 And Huram [Phoenician king of Tyre] sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon. 2 CHRON 9:21 For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. 22 These voyages occurred during King Solomon s reign, ca 974-937 BC. [141] Many have looked in Africa and elsewhere for King Solomon s Mines, but, the three years round trip for the gold of Ophir fits perfectly 16 [141] Gunnar Thompson, Ph.D., AMERICAN DISCOVERY, Our Multicultural Heritage, Seattle, WA: Argonauts Misty Isles Press, 1994, p. 110. 17 [[141] Thompson, Ph.D., AMERICAN DISCOVERY, Our Multicultural Heritage, p. 110. 18 [129] Henrietta Mertz, PALE INK, Chicago, IL: The Swallow Press, Inc., 1953, 2 nd Edition 1972. [141] Thompson, Ph.D., AMERICAN DISCOVERY, Our Multicultural Heritage. 19 [141] Thompson, Ph.D., AMERICAN DISCOVERY, Our Multicultural Heritage. 20 [129] Mertz, PALE INK,. [141] Thompson, Ph.D., AMERICAN DISCOVERY, Our Multicultural Heritage. 21 [141] Thompson, Ph.D., AMERICAN DISCOVERY, Our Multicultural Heritage, p. 159. 22 [141] Thompson, Ph.D., AMERICAN DISCOVERY, Our Multicultural Heritage, p. 145. 8

with a voyage to the Americas, particularly South and Central America with additional stops on the way. There is 23 solid evidence of Phoenician and the merchants of Tarshish [Spain] trade with the America s. [141] Asian, Middle-Eastern, European, African, Chinese geographical survey records, ancient maps, and American tribal language similarities, symbols, plants, archaeology, artifacts, Michigan and Ontario copper mine shafts, and more testify that all of this is so. Facial and other features of the various Indian tribes of North and South America attest that America is multicultural in its native American heritage, collecting the scattered people 24 from all over the globe. [129; 141; 142] 23 [141] Thompson, Ph.D., AMERICAN DISCOVERY, Our Multicultural Heritage, pp. 145, 167. [129] Mertz, PALE INK. [141] Thompson, Ph.D., AMERICAN DISCOVERY, Our Multicultural Heritage. [142] Charles H. Hapgood, MAPS OF THE ANCIENT SEA KINGS, Kempton, IL: Adventures Unlimited Press, 1966, 1996. 24 9

The Spread of False Religion Lesson 6, Part 2 The Table of Nations Part 2 Genesis 10:6-32 The Table of Nations Part 2 Nimrod GEN 10:6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. 7 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. 8 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. 25 Cush begat Nimrod - Nimrod descended from Ham. [93] According to Pink, The Chaldee paraphrase of this verse says, Cush begat Nimrod who began to prevail in wickedness, for he slew innocent 26 blood and rebelled against Jehovah. [93] Fausset s Bible Dictionary says that Nimrod means Let us rebel. 27 28 [34] The name Nimrod comes from "Marad," and means "rebelled." [118] GEN 10:9 He [Nimrod] was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD. Compare the mighty hunter before the LORD with Genesis 6:11 - the earth also (in the days of Noah) 29 was corrupt before God. With this word usage you get the idea that Nimrod was in defiance of God. [93] 30 "Before the Lord" can mean against the Lord, or rebellious against God. [118] The Jewish TALMUD says that Nimrod was "a hunter of the souls of men." "Mighty hunter" reminds us of Genesis chapter 6 where we see "mighty men," the Nephilim, the race of giants which were the progeny of the "sons of God," or fallen angels. We 31 32 find that idolatry and false religion began with him after the Flood. [28] Nimrod is a type of the Antichrist. [93] 33 SEVEN WAYS NIMROD WAS A TYPE OF THE ANTICHRIST [56, 93, 134, 135] 1. Nimrod's name means Rebel. The Antichrist will be called the Lawless One. 2TH 2:8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming. (NKJV) 2. Nimrod would lead an open revolt against God: "He was a mighty hunter before the LORD." (GEN 10:9). The Antichrist will do likewise as we see in Daniel 11:36 37: DAN 11:36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvelous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done. 37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all. 3. Four times the word "mighty" is used to describe Nimrod. power." The Antichrist will have "all 2TH 2:9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 4. Nimrod was a "hunter," probably a hunter of men. The Antichrist will be like the god of war. 25 [93] Arthur W. Pink, GLEANINGS IN GENESIS, Chicago, IL: The Moody Bible Institute, 1922, 1950, 1981, p. 132. [93] Pink, GLEANINGS IN GENESIS, p. 133. [34] Fausset's Bible Dictionary, Electronic Database Copyright (c)1998 by Biblesoft). 28 [118] Ralph Woodrow, BABYLON MYSTERY RELIGION, Riverside, CA: Ralph Woodrow Evangelistic Association, 1966. 29 [93] Pink, GLEANINGS IN GENESIS, p. 133. 30 [118] Woodrow, BABYLON MYSTERY RELIGION. 31 [28] Lambert Dolphin, Ph.D., THE TOWER OF BABEL AND THE CONFUSION OF LANGUAGES, www.ldolphin.org. 32 [93] Pink, GLEANINGS IN GENESIS, p. 131. 33 Adapted from: [93] Pink, GLEANINGS IN GENESIS. Additional references: [56] David Jeremiah, THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL, Dallas, TX: Word Publishing, 1992.. [134] John F. Walvoord, THE PROPHECY KNOWLEDGE HANDBOOK, Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1990. [135] J. Dwight Pentecost, THINGS TO COME, A Study in Biblical Eschatology, Grand Rapids, MI: Academie Books, 1958. 26 27 10

PSA 5:6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing [falsehood]: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man. DAN 11:38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things. 5. Nimrod was a "king." The Antichrist is called a king. DAN 11:36 And the king shall do according to his will. 6. Nimrod's headquarters was in Babylon. The Antichrist is called "the king of Babylon" in Isaiah, and is connected with "mystery Babylon" in Revelation. ISA 14:4 That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased! Mystery Babylon is associated with the woman that rides the beast in Revelation 17: REV 17:5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. 7. Nimrod's desire was to make himself a name. Nimrod had great pride. Satan's man will have great pride. ISA 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! 13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. 15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. 16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; Babel and the Babylonian Empire GEN 10:10 And the beginning of his [Nimrod s] kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. 34 In its original meaning Babel meant the gate of God, but afterwards it came to mean confusion. [93] 35 36 "Bab" means "gate." "El" means "God." [28] "Babal," a related Hebrew word means "confusion." [28, 93] Nimrod instituted Imperial Government and a new idolatrous worship - he probably demanded worship 37 as God. [93] "Erech" is possibly a corruption of "Enoch," which in Genesis 4:17 was the very first city to be built before 38 the Flood. [100] GEN 4:17 And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. GEN 10:11 Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, Some scholars believe that this verse should read that Nimrod "went forth into Assyria, where he built 39 40 Nineveh." [82, 93] The Babylonian Empire was a series of cities of which Babylon was the capital. [82] GEN 10:12 And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city. 13 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, 34 [93] Pink, GLEANINGS IN GENESIS, p. 133. [28] Dolphin, THE TOWER OF BABEL AND THE CONFUSION OF LANGUAGES. [28] Dolphin, THE TOWER OF BABEL AND THE CONFUSION OF LANGUAGES. [93] Pink, GLEANINGS IN GENESIS, p. 133. 37 [93] Pink, GLEANINGS IN GENESIS, p. 133. 38 [100] Bryce Self, SEMIRAMIS, QUEEN OF BABYLON, www.ldolphin.org. 39 [82] Morris, THE GENESIS RECORD. [93] Pink, GLEANINGS IN GENESIS, p. 133. 40 [82] Morris, THE GENESIS RECORD. 35 36 11

14 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim. 15 And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, 16 And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, 17 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, 18 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad. 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. SIDON LASHA (Not found) The Border of the Canaanites The border of the Canaanites according to Genesis 10:19. The location of SODOM is the general location of Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim. GAZA SODOM 87 The Sons of Ham - Hamites GEN 10:20 These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations. The Sons of Ham are represented in the Table of Nations of Genesis 10:6-20. 41 Sons of Ham [27, 28, 57, 82, 104] (Ham = Arabs, Sumerians, Canaanites, Egyptians, Africans, Chinese, Phoenicians, Hitites, Mongol tribes (including Chinese and Japanese), American Indians, and South Sea Islanders.) There is some indication that various ethnic peoples of China and Korea (thus also Japan) may be 42 traced to either Shem or Japheth, rather than Ham. [152] Noah Japheth Cush Shem Mizraim Phut 41 Ham Canaan Adapted from: [82] Morris, THE GENESIS RECORD. Additional reference: [104] SMITH'S BIBLE DICTIONARY. [57] Josephus, ANTIQUITIES OF THE JEWS, Book 1, Chapter 6. [27] Dolphin, THE TABLE OF NATIONS, GENESIS 10-11, www.idolphin.org/ntable.html. [28] Dolphin, THE TOWER OF BABEL AND THE CONFUSION OF LANGUAGES, www.idolphin.org/ntable.html. 42 [152] Ken Johnson, ANCIENT POST-FLOOD HISTORY, Historical Documents that Point to Biblical Creation, Biblefacts Annotated Edition, Biblefacts Ministries, 2010, p. 113-116, 165. 12

Cush = Ethiopia. The Tell el Amarna tablets call this land "Kashi." The Sons of Cush Seba = Sudan. Also the Sabeans (Isaiah 45:14). People called Sabeans are known in both Arabia and Africa. Josephus identifies Saba as the city of Meroe in upper Egypt. Havilah = Settled in Arabia. Another Havilah was a Semite son of Joktan (GEN 10:29) Sabtah = Settled in Arabia. Sabtah has been identified with the ancient city of Sabatah in Arabia. Raamah = Settled in Arabia (Raamah had sons): Sheba = Maybe located in southern Arabia. Dedan = Maybe located in southern Arabia. Sabtecha = Settled in Arabia. Nimrod = (lit: "Let us rebel") Settled in Babylon, modern Iraq. Probably stayed in Babylon even after the dispersion from the Tower of Babel. Mizraim = Egypt. Egypt (Mizraim in the Bible) is called the land of Ham (Psalm 105:23). It may be that Ham accompanied his son to Egypt. Some have suggested that Menes, the founder of Egypt's first dynasty was Mizraim. The Sons of Mizraim Ludim = Not yet identified. May have been important tribe in or near Egypt who may have later moved south and west into other parts of Africa. Anamim = Same comments as for Ludim. Naphtuhim = Same comments as for Ludim. Pathrusim = Settled in Pathros (upper Egypt). Casluhim = Not yet identified. Probably settled in Crete. (Casluhim had a son): Philistim = Philistines. The Philistines are usually identified as coming from Crete, settling on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean near Israel. Caphtorim = Not yet identified. Possibly identified with the Philistines and Crete. Phut = Phut is identified by Josephus as Libya in North Africa. Canaan = Canaanites of the land of Canaan which was the promised land of the Israelites. Sons of Canaan Sidon = Phoenicians. Heth = Hitites (GEN 23:10). Cathay (oriental people). Jebusite = Early inhabitants of Jerusalem (Joshua 15:63). Amorite = Most prominent of the tribes. Name often representative of all the Canaanites (GEN 15:16). Girasite = Location not yet determined. Hivite = Located in cities as far north as Sidon and south as Jerusalem. Arkite = Probably located in Syria. Sinite = Not yet identified, but possibly, they may be identified in the names Sinai, Mount Sinai, and the wilderness of Sin. Possibly: Sino, China (oriental people). Arvadite = Lived in Arvad, a port city of the Phoenicians. Meaning: wandering (Ezekiel 27:8) a small Island and city on the coast of Syria, mentioned as furnishing mariners and soldiers for Tyre. The inhabitants were called Arvadites. The name is written Aruada or Arada in the Tell-elAmarna tablets. Zemariet = Lived about six miles south of Arvad in Sumur (modern village of Sumra). Hamathite = Associated with the prominent Syrian city of Hamath. The Sons of Shem The Semites GEN 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. The word Hebrew is probably derived from the word Eber. [82] 43 GEN 10:22 The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. Asshur was the founder of Assyria, even though Nimrod was the founder of its capital, Nineveh. [82] 45 The Assyrians were a mixture of Semitic and Hamitic stock. [28] 43 [82] Henry M. Morris, THE GENESIS RECORD. [82] Henry M. Morris, THE GENESIS RECORD. 45 [28] Dolphin, THE TOWER OF BABEL AND THE CONFUSION OF LANGUAGES. 44 13 44

GEN 10:23 And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash. 24 And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber 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. 46 Peleg means canaled by water, divided, or earthquake. [24, 136] It probably indicates that during Peleg s time the nations were scattered. The Tower of Babel incident happened five years after the birth of 47 Peleg. [111] Any of these interpretations is possible, however, in the absence of further evidence, it is possible that the earth began to separate and divide during the Flood, and continued to divide until the time of Peleg; at which time only land bridges remained. Another intriguing possibility is as follows: Peleg may literally mean a division as in allotment, marking off an area, a measurement. The Bible passage may instead be translated: Peleg, in 48 his day was the earth measured or surveyed. (Gen 10:25) [87] Various maps such as the Piri Reis map of 1513 show accurate land shape of Antarctica without the ice covering. This was not possible until recent modern times. Is it possible that shortly after the Flood, the earth was surveyed before ice completely covered the polar areas? The name of Noah s grandson Mizriam (the father of the Egyptians) means to delineate, to draw up a plan, to make a representation such as in association with 49 measuring distances. [87] A third descendant of Noah, Almodad means measurer. The lifespans of Peleg, Mizriam, and Almodad overlap. It is also interesting that various ancient maps show glaciers receding. Irish legends relate that Indian (Dravidians) surveyors visited Ireland in the ancient past to survey their territory, and 50 only stayed long enough to complete their survey. [87] In ancient Chinese writings of about 2250 BC (Shan Hai King, The Classic of Mountains and Seas) there is evidence of geographical knowledge of the Americas. This was considered an historical document until the third century BC when it was reclassified as a myth because the lands described were unknown. More recent 51 studies now show that the considerably exact details described refer to the North American continent. [51] Henrietta Mertz, the author of PALE INK, has studied the Shan Hai King document and writes: And, from the Asiatic side, it is my belief: That the "great luminous canyon" of Chinese literature actually was the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, in Arizona; That the Chinese "archer" legend originated in our Grand Canyon; That the descriptions given here from the Shan Hai King, fit actual geographical locations in the United States, Canada and Mexico and can be identified and mapped; That the Chinese were in America in a period at least as early as 2200 B.C., and came periodically up to a date as late as 500 A.D., preceding Leif Ericson by more than 3,000 years; That the two stones inscribed with undecipherable hieroglyphics, one in Alberta and one in North Dakota, if studied, may be found to be actual inscriptions, in archaic Chinese, put there by the ancient Chinese sent out by Yu; That the Chinese "Classic of Mountains and Seas," which for the past 2,000 years has been accepted by the Chinese only as myth, is no myth but is actually true; That these two documents, faithfully preserved within the archives of China, furnish sufficient written proof, that up to now has been lacking, of Chinese exploration in America, at a date as early as 2200 B.C. That the remaining untranslated books of the Shan Hai King contain identifiable geographic locations 52 on the face of the earth, outside of China. [129] During Peleg s time the mountains would have continued to be pushed up due to the land movements after the Flood. This accounts for the fact that Noah s Ark, if at the 15,000 foot level of Mt. Ararat would not have been possible otherwise given the earth s total water volume. Flood waters of about 8,000 to 12,000 feet is possible on a relatively flat earth (Low mountains and shallow seas). Isostatic readjustment would have caused a rearrangement of the earth due to the imbalance caused by the distribution of the water over the surface of the 46 [136] James H. Strong, STRONG S EXHAUSTIVE CONCORDANCE, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, Reprinted 1987. [24] S. A. Cranfill, THEY CAME FROM BABEL, Reno, NV: The Write House, Ltd., 1994. 47 [111] James Ussher, ANNALS OF THE WORLD, Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2003 (originally published in 1658), paragraph 49. 48 [87] Rene Noorbergen, SECRETS OF THE LOST RACES, New Discoveries of Advanced Technology in Ancient Civilizations, New York, NY: TEACH Services, Inc., Introduction by author February 1977, First printed 1977, Copyright 2001, 2006, p. 99. 49 [87] Noorbergen, SECRETS OF THE LOST RACES, New Discoveries of Advanced Technology in Ancient Civilizations, pp. 97-99. 50 [87] Noorbergen, SECRETS OF THE LOST RACES, New Discoveries of Advanced Technology in Ancient Civilizations, p. 100. 51 [87] Noorbergen, SECRETS OF THE LOST RACES, New Discoveries of Advanced Technology in Ancient Civilizations, pp. 102-104. 52 [129] Mertz, PALE INK, p. 158. 14

earth. The rearrangement would have continued many years, and the earth would have probably stabilized by 700 BC. GEN 10:26 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, 27 And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah, 28 And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba, 29 And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan. 30 And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east. Their dwelling was probably located in southern Arabia. [104] 53 GEN 10:31 These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations. Sons of Shem [27, 82, 84, 104]54 (Shem = Jews, Arabs, Syrians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians) Noah Japheth Elam Asshur Shem Arphaxad Ham Lud Aram Elam = Elamites. Located east of Mesopotamia. The ancient city of Susa, or Shushan, was the capital. Probably merged with the Medes to form the Persian Empire. Asshur = Assyria. Nineveh was the capital. Arphaxad = Chaldeans. Ur was the capital. Arphaxad was born 2 years after Flood. He is in the direct line of Christ. From this line came the Jews. The Sons and Grandsons of Arphaxad Salah Eber = According to Josephus, origin of Hebrew name. Peleg = Lit. "division," born at dispersion of Nations. Ragau (Reu) Serug Nahor Terah Terah had sons and Daughters: Abram = (Abraham) Born 292 years after the Flood. Nahor Haran = Died in Ur Lot = Of Sodom fame. He fathered by his daughters the Moabites and Ammonites. Milcah = Nahor s wife 53 [104] SMITH'S BIBLE DICTIONARY, Uhrichsville, OH: Barbour and Company, 1987. Adapted from: [82] Morris, THE GENESIS RECORD. Additional references: [27] Dolphin, THE TABLE OF NATIONS, GENESIS 10-11. [84] James G. Murphy, BARNES NOTES, GENESIS, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1873 edition reprinted 1996. [104] SMITH'S BIBLE DICTIONARY. 54 15

Iscah Sarai = (Sarah) Identified as half-sister of Abraham (Gen 20:12). Joktan = Peleg s brother. Southern Arabia. Joktan (son of Eber) had sons: Almodad = Arabia. Probably Yemen. Sheleph = Arabia. Hazarmaveth = Arabia. Jerah = Arabia. Hadoram = Arabia. Uzal = Arabia. Maybe Yemen. Diklah = Arabia. Obal = Arabia. Abimael = Arabia. Sheba = Arabia. Ophir = Arabia, [possibly America]. Noted for its gold. [141] Havilah = (Euilat, according to Josephus), Arabia. Jobab = (Must be a southern redneck?) May be Job? Arabia. Lud = Laudites (Lydians, in Asia Minor) Aram = Aramites, or Aramaeans (Syrians). Their language was Aramaic, common at the time of Christ. Aram had sons: Uz = Job? Perhaps about 2800 BC. Founded Trachonitis and Damascus. Hul = Armenia. North of the Sea of Galilee. Gether = Lit. "Fear." Bactrians (their capital was Bactra (now Balkh in Afghanistan). Mash = Mesaneans (Charax Spasini) - Charax was the capital of Mesene, located at the top of the Persian Gulf. Mash Settled in Mesopotamia. GEN 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. Genesis 10 and Ezekiel 38 Optional Homework: You now have enough information to determine who will come against Israel in the future Battle of Gog and Magog of Ezekiel chapter 38 Hint: they are mostly Muslim nations. EZEK 38:1 Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2 "Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him, 3 and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal. 4 I will turn you around, put hooks into your jaws, and lead you out, with all your army, horses, and horsemen, all splendidly clothed, a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords. 5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya [Put] are with them, all of them with shield and helmet; 6 Gomer and all its troops; the house of Togarmah from the far north and all its troops many people are with you. 13 Sheba, Dedan, the merchants of Tarshish [unknown, possibly Spain or England], and all their young lions [suggested to be the English colonies USA, Canada, and Australia] will say to you, 'Have you come to take plunder? Have you gathered your army to take booty, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to take great plunder?'"' NKJV 16