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"Tho sons of Ham"

Text: 1 Chronicle 1:8

THE LINE OF HAM
The line of ham saw the development of distinct nations. Some of them were avowed enemies of Israel.

“The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put and Canaan.
The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah,
Sabta, Raama, and Sabtecha.
The sons of Raama were Sheba and Dedan.
Cush begot Nimrod, he began to be a mighty one on the earth.
Mizraim begot Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim,
Naphtuhim, Pathrusim, Casluhim
(from whom came the Philistines and the Caphtorim).
Canaan begot Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth;
the Jebusite, the Amorite, and the Girgashite;
the Hivite, the Arkite, and the Sinite;
the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.”
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1. Notable descendants

a) Cush
He and his descendants were inhabitants of Babylon

b) Canaan
These were the early settlers of the land of Canaan

c) Mizraim
It was infamous for enslaving the children of Israel

d) Put
Another name for Put is Ethiopia

2. Nimrod

a) According to early Jewish literature Nimrod became notorious

b) The Targum (a paraphrase the Jewish Bible when Hebrew became less spoken)

c) He was a mighty warrior on earth

i) He liked war and pursued it

ii) He denounced his faith in God in favour of becoming a hunter of souls

iii) This was noted in the Jewish Targum

3. The Philistines

a) They came from the line of Cush

b) They were the powerful enemies of ancient Israel

4. Infamous enemies of Israel

a) The Jebusites

b) The Amorites

c) The Hivites