The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
Parallel translations
- WEB The sons of Ham were: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
- KJV And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
- BSB The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
- NKJV The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
- NLT The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
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Quick answer
The sons of Ham are named: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. These ancestors stand behind several nations bordering Israel.
Overview
Ham's descendants include peoples associated with Africa and the regions surrounding Israel, including Egypt and Canaan. The inclusion of Canaan recalls the earlier pronouncement over Ham's line. These nations figure prominently in Israel's later history, all within the providence of the God who is working toward the coming of Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- 1 Chr 1:8–16The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
- Ps 106:22Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome things by the Red Sea.
- Isa 11:11It will happen in that day that the Lord will set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant that is left of his people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
- Ezek 27:10Persia and Lud and Put were in your army, your men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in you; they showed your beauty.
- Gen 9:22Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.
- Ps 78:51and struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.
- Ps 105:27They performed miracles among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.
- Jer 46:9Go up, you horses; and rage, you chariots! Let the mighty men go out: Cush and Put, who handle the shield; and the Ludim, who handle and bend the bow.
- 1 Chr 4:40They found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceful; for those who lived there before were descended from Ham.
- Ps 105:23Israel also came into Egypt. Jacob lived in the land of Ham.
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