Knowledge Graph Scripture & Encyclopedia

Search & Explore

Genesis 10

Genesis 10 ( Genesis • Chapter 10 (32 verses)): Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah , Shem , Ham , and Japheth : and unto them were sons born after the flood. The sons of Japheth ; Gomer , and Magog , and Madai, and Javan , and Tubal , and Meshech , and Tiras. And the sons of Gomer ; Ashkenaz , and Riphath, and Togarmah. Mentions: Noah , Shem , Ham , Japheth, Cush , Ham 2 , Gomer, Magog , Javan , Tubal . It is closely linked with Genesis 1:1-10 Historic Lunar Orbit Broadcast Recitation (AUDIO • scripture): Historic audio transmission from Apollo 8 astronauts William Anders, Jim Lovell, and Frank Borman reading Genesis 1 from lunar orbit on Christmas Eve 1968.

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Abram/Abraham (Generation 20 • Messianic Line • Child of Terah ): ( Genesis 11:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:26-27 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 25:7-10 ) G-d renamed Abram to Abraham ( Genesis 17:5 ). Abram was the first person called 'Hebrew' in the Bible ( Genesis 14:13 ). Abram was born 1948 years from the creation of the world. (mentioned in Genesis 11 , Genesis 14 , Genesis 17 ) Eber (or Heber ) (Generation 14 • Messianic Line • Child of Shelah ): ( Genesis 10:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:18 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:17-18 ) Eber/Heber is the person who became the father of the Hebrews . Abram was the first to be called a Hebrew in Scripture ( Genesis 14:13 ). (mentioned in Genesis 10 , Genesis 11 , Genesis 14 ) Canaan (Generation 12 • Child of Ham ): Canaan is a biblical figure in Generation 12, child of Ham . ( Genesis 10:6 , 1 Chronicles 1:8 ) (mentioned in Genesis 9 , Genesis 10 , Genesis 11 ) Shem (Generation 11 • Messianic Line • Child of Noah ): ( Genesis 5:32 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 , Luke 3:36 ) • ( Genesis 11:10-11 ) Shem was the oldest of Noah 's sons (Shem is older than Japheth - Genesis 10:21 , Ham is the youngest son- Genesis 9:22-24 ) (mentioned in Genesis 5 , Genesis 6 , Genesis 7 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Ur III Sumerian Cuneiform Tablet — Mesopotamian clay administrative tablet from the Third Dynasty of Ur (c. 2100–2000 BC) recording offerings of barley-fed sheep and goats, illustrating the scribal culture and urban economy of southern Mesopotamia around the patriarchal era of Ur of the Chaldeans ( Genesis 11:28–31 ).

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Genesis 10:27 : "And Hadoram, and Uzal , and Diklah,"; Genesis 10:28 : "And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba ,"; Genesis 10:15 : "And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,". Related canonical books and chapters: Genesis 10 ( Genesis • Chapter 10 (32 verses)), Genesis (Old Testament • 50 Chapters).

Topics, People & Places (36)

Genesis 10

99% Chapter

Genesis • Chapter 10 (32 verses)

Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah , Shem , Ham , and Japheth : and unto them were sons born after the flood. The sons of Japheth ; Gomer , and Magog , and Madai, and Javan , and Tubal , and Meshech , and Tiras. And the sons of Gomer ; Ashkenaz , and Riphath, and Togarmah. Mentions: Noah , Shem , Ham , Japheth, Cush , Ham 2 , Gomer, Magog , Javan , Tubal .

🔊

Genesis 1:1-10 Historic Lunar Orbit Broadcast Recitation

AUDIO 99%

AUDIO • scripture

Historic audio transmission from Apollo 8 astronauts William Anders, Jim Lovell, and Frank Borman reading Genesis 1 from lunar orbit on Christmas Eve 1968.

NASA Astronauts William Anders, Jim Lovell, Frank Borman • NASA / National Archives Public Domain

Genesis

99% Old Testament

Old Testament • 50 Chapters

Genesis (Old Testament, 50 chapters). Key figures: Adam , Cain , Abel , Enoch , Irad , Mehujael . Key places: Eden , Havilah 2 , Gihon 2 , Ethiopia , Assyria , Euphrates . Opens with: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth...."

γένεσις

genesis (génesis) [ghen'-es-is]

G1078 Greek noun feminine 5x

origin, lineage, birth

Primary meaning: origin, lineage, birth. Strong's: nativity; figuratively, nature. Lexical nuances: origin, lineage : βίβλος γενέσεως (as in Ge 2:4 a 5:1 ), Mt 1:1 . birth : Mt 1:18 , Lk 1:14 (Rec. γέννησις ); πρόσωπον τῆς γ. , face of his birth ("what God made him to be," Hort., in l.), Ja 1:23 ; ὁ τροχὸς τῆς γ. , the wheel (course) of birth or creation ("the wheel of man's nature according to its original Divine purpose," Hort), Ja 3:6 .†

Derivation: from the same as G1074 (γενεά);

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ H8435

Themes:

eschatology creation

Key Scripture Passages:

MAT.1.1 MAT.1.18 LUK.1.14 JAS.1.23 JAS.3.6

🔊

Hebrew Genesis Torah Cantillation (Melchizedek Blessing Gen 14)

AUDIO 99%

AUDIO • scripture

Traditional liturgical cantillation of Genesis 14:18-24 recounting Melchizedek king of Salem blessing Abram with bread and wine.

AdoniTzedek / Wikimedia Commons • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0

Genesis 28:10

99% Verse

Genesis Chapter 28, Verse 10

Scripture passage in Genesis 28:10

Genesis 22:10

99% Verse

Genesis Chapter 22, Verse 10

Scripture passage in Genesis 22:10

Abram/Abraham

95% Messianic Line

Generation 20 • Messianic Line • Child of Terah

( Genesis 11:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:26-27 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 25:7-10 ) G-d renamed Abram to Abraham ( Genesis 17:5 ). Abram was the first person called 'Hebrew' in the Bible ( Genesis 14:13 ). Abram was born 1948 years from the creation of the world.

Leningrad Codex (B19a) — Genesis 1:1–2:3

IMAGE 89%

IMAGE • manuscripts

The oldest complete manuscript of the Hebrew Bible (dated 1008 CE), with full Tiberian Masorah.

Qumran Essene Scribes / Early Christian Copyists • Shrine of the Book / Israel Antiquities Authority Public Domain Mark 1.0

Eber (or Heber)

88% Messianic Line

Generation 14 • Messianic Line • Child of Shelah

( Genesis 10:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:18 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:17-18 ) Eber/Heber is the person who became the father of the Hebrews . Abram was the first to be called a Hebrew in Scripture ( Genesis 14:13 ).

Canaan

87% Gen 12

Generation 12 • Child of Ham

Canaan is a biblical figure in Generation 12, child of Ham . ( Genesis 10:6 , 1 Chronicles 1:8 )

בְּכוֹרָה

bekora (bǝḵôrâ) [bek-o-RAW]

H1062 Hebrew noun feminine 14x

birthright, primacy of inheritance

Right of firstborn; sacred covenant inheritance traded by Esau for stew, obtained by Jacob (Genesis 25:31).

Derivation: From בָּכַר (H1069).

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ G4415

Themes:

birthright inheritance covenant patriarchs

Key Scripture Passages:

GEN.25.31 GEN.27.36 DEU.21.17 1CH.5.1

שָׁמַר

samar (šāmar) [shaw-MAR]

H8104 Hebrew verb 468x

to guard, keep, preserve, observe

To keep, watch over, guard; original charge to Adam in garden sanctuary ('cultivate and keep it', Genesis 2:15) and priestly tabernacle guard.

Derivation: Primitive root.

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ G5442 LXX ⇄ G5083

Themes:

obedience covenant sanctuary preservation

Key Scripture Passages:

GEN.2.15 GEN.17.9 EXO.20.6 DEU.6.2 PSA.121.4 PRO.4.23

Shem

85% Messianic Line

Generation 11 • Messianic Line • Child of Noah

( Genesis 5:32 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 , Luke 3:36 ) • ( Genesis 11:10-11 ) Shem was the oldest of Noah 's sons (Shem is older than Japheth - Genesis 10:21 , Ham is the youngest son- Genesis 9:22-24 )

Elam

85% Gen 12

Generation 12 • Child of Shem

Elam is a biblical figure in Generation 12, child of Shem . ( Genesis 10:22 , 1 Chronicles 1:17 )

Shelah

83% Messianic Line

Generation 13 • Messianic Line • Child of Arpachshad (or Arphaxad)

Shelah is a biblical figure in Generation 13 of the Messianic Line , child of Arpachshad (or Arphaxad ), parent of Eber (or Heber ). ( Genesis 10:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:18 , Luke 3:35 )

Noah

82% Messianic Line

Generation 10 • Messianic Line • Child of Lamech

( Genesis 5:28-29 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 , Luke 3:36 ) The Flood came when Noah was 600 years old ( Genesis 7:6 ) • ( Genesis 9:29 )

Asshur

81% Gen 12

Generation 12 • Child of Shem

Asshur is a biblical figure in Generation 12, child of Shem . ( Genesis 10:22 , 1 Chronicles 1:17 )

Peleg

81% Messianic Line

Generation 15 • Messianic Line • Child of Eber (or Heber)

( Genesis 10:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:19 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:18-19 ) The first person of Scripture's genealogies to die after the Flood was someone born after the Flood : Peleg.

Arpachshad (or Arphaxad)

81% Messianic Line

Generation 12 • Messianic Line • Child of Shem

Arpachshad (or Arphaxad) is a biblical figure in Generation 12 of the Messianic Line , child of Shem , parent of Shelah . ( Genesis 10:22 , 1 Chronicles 1:17 , Luke 3:36 )

Reu

80% Messianic Line

Generation 16 • Messianic Line • Child of Peleg

Reu is a biblical figure in Generation 16 of the Messianic Line , child of Peleg , parent of Serug . ( Genesis 10:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:24-25 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:20-21 )

Aram

79% Gen 12

Generation 12 • Child of Shem

( Genesis 10:22 , 1 Chronicles 1:17 ) The kingdom of Aram was a constant enemy of Israel in the time of the kings ( 1 Kings 11:23 , 1 Kings 20:1 , 1 Kings 20:20-23 )

Michelangelo — The Creation of Adam (Sistine Chapel)

IMAGE 79%

IMAGE • artwork

Iconic high Renaissance fresco painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel illustrating God breathing life into Adam ( Genesis 2:7 ).

Michelangelo Buonarroti • Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museums / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

Gustave Doré — The Deluge (The Great Flood)

IMAGE 78%

IMAGE • artwork

Dramatic engraving portraying desperate families and a mother shielding her child on a rock as floodwaters engulf the earth ( Genesis 7 ).

Gustave Doré • La Grande Bible de Tours / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

🔊

Hebrew Genesis Torah Cantillation (Parashat Lekh Lekha V)

AUDIO 78%

AUDIO • scripture

Traditional Tiberian cantillation (te'amim) chanting of the Masoretic Text of Genesis 13 -14 in Biblical Hebrew.

AdoniTzedek / Wikimedia Commons • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0

🔊

Hebrew Genesis Torah Cantillation (Covenant of the Pieces Gen 15)

AUDIO 78%

AUDIO • scripture

Cantillation chanting of Genesis 15 recording God's unilateral covenant with Abram and the promise of heirs like the stars.

AdoniTzedek / Wikimedia Commons • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0

Leah

77% Gen 23

Generation 23 • Child of Laban

Leah is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Laban . ( Genesis 29:10 , Genesis 29:16 )

Onan

76% Gen 24

Generation 24 • Child of Judah

( Genesis 38:2-4 , Genesis 46:12 , 1 Chronicles 2:3 , Genesis 38:9-10 ) Onan did what was displeasing in the sight of the Lord, so He took his life. ( Genesis 38:10 )

Lud

75% Gen 12

Generation 12 • Child of Shem

Lud is a biblical figure in Generation 12, child of Shem . ( Genesis 10:22 , 1 Chronicles 1:17 )

Cush

74% Gen 12

Generation 12 • Child of Ham

( Genesis 10:6 , 1 Chronicles 1:8 ) Cush is the Biblical name of the person who became the modern day nation Ethiopia .

Mizraim

73% Gen 12

Generation 12 • Child of Ham

( Genesis 10:6 , 1 Chronicles 1:8 ) Mizraim is the Biblical name of the person who became the modern day nation Egypt .

Joktan

73% Gen 15

Generation 15 • Child of Eber (or Heber)

Joktan is a biblical figure in Generation 15, child of Eber (or Heber ). ( Genesis 10:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:19 )

Put

73% Gen 12

Generation 12 • Child of Ham

( Genesis 10:6 , 1 Chronicles 1:8 ) Put is the Biblical name of the person who became the modern day nation Libya .

Rachael

72% Gen 23

Generation 23 • Child of Laban

Rachael is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Laban . ( Genesis 29:10 , Genesis 29:16 )

Ur III Sumerian Cuneiform Tablet

71% 3D Model

Interactive 3D Cuneiform Tablet • Genesis 11:28–31

Mesopotamian clay administrative tablet from the Third Dynasty of Ur (c. 2100–2000 BC) recording offerings of barley-fed sheep and goats, illustrating the scribal culture and urban economy of southern Mesopotamia around the patriarchal era of Ur of the Chaldeans ( Genesis 11:28–31 ).

יָחִיד

yahid (yāḥîḏ) [yaw-KHEED]

H3173 Hebrew adjective 12x

only one, solitary, precious only-begotten

Only one, uniquely precious, only-begotten; applied to Isaac ('take your son, your only son Isaac', Genesis 22:2) and prophetic mourning over an only son (Zechariah 12:10).

Derivation: From יָחַד (H3161) to unite.

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ G3439

Themes:

only-begotten messianic sacrifice typology

Key Scripture Passages:

GEN.22.2 GEN.22.12 JDG.11.34 PSA.22.20 PRO.4.3 JER.6.26 ZEC.12.10