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Genesis 10:11-13
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11 From that land he went[a] to Assyria,[b] where he built Nineveh,[c] Rehoboth Ir,[d] Calah,[e] 12 and Resen, which is between Nineveh and the great city Calah.[f]

13 Mizraim[g] was the father of[h] the Ludites,[i] Anamites,[j] Lehabites,[k] Naphtuhites,[l]

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  1. Genesis 10:11 tn The subject of the verb translated “went” is probably still Nimrod. However, it has also been interpreted that “Ashur went,” referring to a derivative power.
  2. Genesis 10:11 tn Heb “Asshur.”
  3. Genesis 10:11 sn Nineveh was an ancient Assyrian city situated on the Tigris River.
  4. Genesis 10:11 sn The name Rehoboth Ir means “and broad streets of a city,” perhaps referring to a suburb of Nineveh.
  5. Genesis 10:11 sn Calah (modern Nimrud) was located 20 miles north of Nineveh.
  6. Genesis 10:12 tn Heb “and Resen between Nineveh and Calah; it [i.e., Calah] is the great city.”
  7. Genesis 10:13 sn Mizraim is the Hebrew name for Egypt (cf. NRSV).
  8. Genesis 10:13 tn Heb “fathered.”
  9. Genesis 10:13 sn The Ludites were African tribes west of the Nile Delta.
  10. Genesis 10:13 sn The Anamites lived in North Africa, west of Egypt, near Cyrene.
  11. Genesis 10:13 sn The Lehabites are identified with the Libyans.
  12. Genesis 10:13 sn The Naphtuhites lived in Lower Egypt (the Nile Delta region).
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