Phut

02 Nov

Girgashites (“Sons of Africa”) are Associated with Founding of Carthage

One For All0 CommentsCommentaries, Historical References1900, 1906, 70, Africa, African, Assyrians, Canaan, Christian, Egypt, Eldad, Falashas, Girgashite, Havilah, Jew, Jewish Encyclopedia, Josephus, Libya, Moses, North Africa, Palestine, Phut, Roman, Sahara, South, Tarshish, West

Source: Africa (Jewish Encyclopedia) 1906 A.D. From the source, " The Septuagint, a recognized authority in Egyptianmatters, Josephus, and Jerome, all interpret Phut as referring to Libya (Dillmann, "Die Genesis," p. 178), from which it may be assumed that the Biblical writers included in their perspective also that great expanse of territory west of Egypt called Libya, by which name ancient writers often designate the whole of Africa. Authors like Herodotus were unacquainted with any African countries to the west of Libya. Some, indeed, have endeavored to explain the Biblical Havilah as an African region; and Josephus ("Ant." i. 6,…

28 Feb

Genesis 10 (KJV)

Dante Fortson0 CommentsGenesisAbimael, Accad, Admah, Almodad, Amorite, Anamim, Aram, Arkite, Arphaxad, Arvadite, Ashkenaz, Asshur, Babel, Calah, Calneh, Caphtorim, Cush, Dedan, Diklah, Dodanim, Earth, Eber, Elishah, Erech, Gaza, Gerar, Gether, Girgasite, Gomer, Gomorrah, Hadoram, Ham, Hamathite, Havilah, Hazarmaveth, Heth, Hivite, Hul, Japheth, Javan, Jebusite, Jerah, Jobab, Joktan, Kittim, Lasha, Lehabim, Lud, Ludim, Madai, Magog, Mash, Mesha, Meshech, Mizraim, Naphtuhim, Nimrod, Nineveh, Noah, Obal, Ophir, Pathrusim, Peleg, Philistim, Phut, Raamah, Rehoboth, Resen, Riphath, Sabtah, Sabtechah, Salah, Seba, Sephar, Sheba, Sheleph, Shem, Shinar, Sidon, Sodom, Tarshish, Tiras, Togarmah, Tubal, Uz, Uzal, Zeboim, Zemarite

1 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood. The Line of Japheth (Gentiles) 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. The Line of Ham (Africans & Arabians) 6 And the sons…

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