He early distinguished himself by his daring and successful prowess in hunting wild beasts. Nimrod-mentioned as eclipsing all his family in renown. It is generally thought that his father accompanied him and personally superintended the formation of the settlement, whence Egypt was called "the land of Ham". sons of Ham-emigrated southward, and their settlements were: Cush in Arabia, Canaan in the country known by his name, and Mizraim in Egypt, Upper and Lower. Accordingly, it was in these quarters the early descendants of Japheth had their settlements.Ħ. Such in relation to them were the countries of Europe, the peninsula of Lesser Asia, and the region lying on the east of the Euxine. the isles of the Gentiles-a phrase by which the Hebrews described all countries which were accessible by sea ( Isaiah 11:11, 20:6, Jeremiah 25:22 ). Those descendants, with one or two exceptions, are described by names indicative of tribes and nations and ending in the Hebrew im, or the English "-ite."ĥ. Generations, &c.-the narrative of the settlement of nations existing in the time of Moses, perhaps only the principal ones for though the list comprises the sons of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, all their descendants are not enumerated. sons of Noah-The historian has not arranged this catalogue according to seniority of birth for the account begins with the descendants of Japheth, and the line of Ham is given before that of Shem though he is expressly said to be the youngest or younger son of Noah and Shem was the elder brother of Japheth ( Genesis 10:21 ), the true rendering of that passage.
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