Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites.
Parallel translations
- WEB the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
- KJV And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
- BSB the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.
- NKJV the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
- NASB the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.
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Quick answer
The final Canaanite groups complete Ham's branch through Canaan.
Overview
These last names close the list of Canaan's descendants (Genesis 10:18). With this the Chronicler finishes Ham's portion of the Table of Nations. The thoroughness of the record reflects a conviction that God orders all peoples and lands according to His purpose.
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Cross-references · 2
- Num 34:8From Mount Hor you shall mark out to the entrance of Hamath; and the border shall pass by Zedad.
- 1 Kgs 8:65So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt, before Yahweh our God, seven days and seven more days, even fourteen days.
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