Genesis 10:6

Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 10

“And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.”Genesis 10:6

What Does Genesis 10:6 Mean?

Genesis 10:6 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 10, verse 6 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (19)

These passages are connected to Genesis 10:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Genesis 9:18“And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.”Ezekiel 38:5“Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:”Genesis 2:13“And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.”1 Chronicles 1:8“The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.”1 Chronicles 4:40“And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.”Psalms 105:23“Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.”Nahum 3:9“Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.”Genesis 7:13“In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;”Genesis 9:22“And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.”Genesis 10:20“These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.”Joshua 13:3“From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:”2 Chronicles 12:3“With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.”Psalms 78:51“And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:”Psalms 105:27“They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.”Psalms 106:22“Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea.”Isaiah 11:11“And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.”Jeremiah 46:9“Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.”Ezekiel 27:10“They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.”Habakkuk 3:7“I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.”

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