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17 Hivites,[a] Arkites,[b] Sinites,[c] 18 Arvadites,[d] Zemarites,[e] and Hamathites.[f] Eventually the families of the Canaanites were scattered 19 and the borders of Canaan extended[g] from Sidon all the way to[h] Gerar as far as Gaza, and all the way to[i] Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboyim, as far as Lasha.

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  1. Genesis 10:17 sn The Hivites were Canaanite tribes of a Hurrian origin.
  2. Genesis 10:17 sn The Arkites lived in Arka, a city in Lebanon, north of Sidon.
  3. Genesis 10:17 sn The Sinites lived in Sin, another town in Lebanon.
  4. Genesis 10:18 sn The Arvadites lived in the city Arvad, located on an island near the mainland close to the river El Kebir.
  5. Genesis 10:18 sn The Zemarites lived in the town Sumur, north of Arka.
  6. Genesis 10:18 sn The Hamathites lived in Hamath on the Orontes River.
  7. Genesis 10:19 tn Heb “were.”
  8. Genesis 10:19 tn Heb “as you go.”
  9. Genesis 10:19 tn Heb “as you go.”