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Genesis 10:16

What does Genesis 10:16 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 10:16 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Genesis 10:16 means

This verse continues the enumeration of Canaan's descendants, listing the Jebusite, the Amorite, and the Girgashite. These are three of the prominent tribal groups who inhabited the land of Canaan before the Israelites' arrival. This further details the diverse composition of the Canaanite peoples, providing a comprehensive understanding of the original inhabitants of the promised land. It highlights the numerous nations that would eventually confront Israel during their conquest and settlement.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the Jebusite and the Amorite and the Girgashite,

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the Jebusite, and the Amorrhite, and the Gergesite.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,

Context

This verse continues the precise listing of Canaan's descendants, providing further depth to the 'Table of Nations' by elaborating on the diverse peoples originating from Ham's son. It directly follows the mention of Sidon and Heth, building a comprehensive picture of the inhabitants of Canaan. This specific detail is crucial for understanding the later history of Israel and their command to dispossess these nations.

v.15And Canaan begat Sidon his first-born, and Heth,

v.16This passage

v.17and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Zechariah 9:7

    And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth; and he also shall be a remnant for our God; and he shall be as a chieftain in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.

  • 2 Samuel 24:18

    And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto Jehovah in the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

  • Judges 1:21

    And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

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