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1 Chronicles 1:8-10
Contemporary English Version
1 Chronicles 1:8-10
Contemporary English Version
8 Ham was the father of Ethiopia,[a] Egypt, Put, and Canaan, and they were the ancestors of the kingdoms named after them. 9 Ethiopia was the ancestor of Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. Raamah was the ancestor of Sheba and Dedan. 10 Ethiopia was also the father of Nimrod, the world's first mighty warrior.
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- 1.8 Ethiopia: The Hebrew text has “Cush,” which was a region south of Egypt that included parts of the present countries of Ethiopia and Sudan.
1 Chronicles 1:8-10
New International Version
1 Chronicles 1:8-10
New International Version
The Hamites(A)
8 The sons of Ham:
Cush, Egypt, Put and Canaan.
9 The sons of Cush:
Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah and Sabteka.
The sons of Raamah:
Sheba and Dedan.
10 Cush was the father[a] of
Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on earth.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 1:10 Father may mean ancestor or predecessor or founder; also in verses 11, 13, 18 and 20.
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