Genesis 10:7

 Genesis 10:7

And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.

a. NLT: The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.  [Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.]

b. ASV: And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan. [Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.]

c. YLT: And sons of Cush are Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah; and sons of Raamah are Sheba and Dedan. [The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.]

d. Classic Amplified: The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.  [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]

e. Stone Edition THE CHUMASH, Rabbinic Commentary: The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and dedan. [The Artscroll Series/Stone Edition, THE TANACH--STUDENT SIZE EDITION Copyright 1996, 1998 by Mesorah Publications, Ldt.]

1. “And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha…”

a. [And the] sons [Strong: 1121 ben bane from 1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.]

b. [of] Cush [Strong: 3568 Kuwsh koosh probably of foreign origin; Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite:--Chush, Cush, Ethiopia.]

c. Seba [Strong: 5434 Cba' seb-aw' of foreign origin; Seba, a son of Cush, and the country settled by him:--Seba.]

d. [and] Havilah [Strong: 2341 Chaviylah khav-ee-law' probably from 2342; circular; Chavilah, the name of two or three eastern regions; also perhaps of two men:--Havilah.]

e. [and] Sabtah [Strong: 5454 Cabta' sab-taw' or Cabtah {sab-taw'}; probably of foreign derivation; Sabta or Sabtah, the name of a son of Cush, and the country occupied by his posterity:--Sabta, Sabtah.]

f. [and] Raamah [Strong: 7484 Ra`mah rah-maw' the same as 7483; Ramah, the name of a grandson of Ham, and of a place (perhaps founded by him):--Raamah.]

g. and Sabtecha [Strong: 5455 Cabtka' sab-tek-aw' probably of foreign derivation; Sabteca, the name of a son of Cush, and the region settled by him:--Sabtecha, Sabtechah.]

2. “...and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.”

a. [and the] sons [Strong: 1121 ben bane from 1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.]

b. [of] Raamah [Strong: 7484 Ra`mah rah-maw' the same as 7483; Ramah, the name of a grandson of Ham, and of a place (perhaps founded by him):--Raamah.

c. Sheba [Strong: 7614 Shba' sheb-aw' of foreign origin; Sheba, the name of three early progenitors of tribes and of an Ethiopian district:--Sheba, Sabeans.]

d. [and] Dedan [Strong: 1719 Ddan ded-awn' or (prolonged) Ddaneh (Ezek. 25:13) {deh-daw'- neh}; of uncertain derivation; Dedan, the name of two Cushites and of their territory:--Dedan.]

1). Ham had four sons: Canaan, Phut, Mizraim, Cush.

 

a). Canaan had 11 sons: Sidon, Heth, Jebus?, Amorite, Girgasite, Hivite, Arkite, Sinite, Arvadite, Zemarite and Hamathite.

 

b). Phut’s genealogy is not listed.

 

c). Mizraia had 6 sons: Ludim, Anamin, Naphtuhim, Lehabim, Pathrusim and Casluhim.

2). Casluhim [Mizraim’s son and Ham’s grandson] had two sons: Caphtorim and Philistim.

 

3). Cush had 6 sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, Sabtecha, and Nimrod.

 

a). Raamah [Cush’ son and Ham’s grandson] had two sons: Sheba and Dedan.

 

4). The intriguing thing about Nimrod is Scripture does not mention his children but rather it mentions the cities he built.

 

a). Nimrod built babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh.

 

b). Out of Nimrod’s kingdom went Asshur [possibly Nimrod’s son or possibly Shem’s son: Genesis 10:22  and built Nineveh, Rehoboth, Calah and Resen.