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