Genesis: The Beginning
God Calls Abram 1-14-16
READ: Genesis 11:10-12:20
Yesterday, we looked at the new beginning of nations brought about through Noah, as well as the building of the Tower of Babel by Ham’s descendants. Today, we will look at Shem’s descendants and the direction his family chooses to take as they wear the image of God.
Genesis: The Beginning
God, His Word and Babel 1-13-16, Continued
READ: Genesis 10:1-11:9
Chapter 10 is a bit of a “dry” read about the generational families from the three sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. It’s the three-fold division of humanity from the seed of Noah. Seventy nations are listed—Japheth 14 nations (Greeks/Medes/Asia Minor), Ham 30 nations (Assyrians/Babylonians/Philistines), and Shem 26 nations (Semitic nations/lineage of Jesus Christ). Over a very long period of time, the Japhethites migrated westward, the Hamites south by southwest, and the Semites south by southeast.
