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Genesis 10:20

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

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These are the sons of Ham,.... His sons and grandsons, which some reckon to be thirty, others thirty one, if the Philistines are taken in:

after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, [and] in their nations: families of the same language joined together and dwelt in the same country, [See comments on Genesis 10:5] all Africa and a considerable part of Asia were possessed by the four sons of Ham and their posterity; Mizraim had Egypt, and Phut all the rest of Africa; and Cush and Canaan had a large portion in Asia.

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