April 18, 2018 - Day 10 - Genesis 10

I am writing from my hotel room in Portland, OR.

Genesis 10:

Okay this one is SO BORING; I'll try to summarize.  Pay attention, it gets confusing.  I'll refer to them in generations in hopes to keep track.  Noah will be G1, Ham G2, Canaan-G3, etc.

We have an account of Noah-G1's three sons. (Shem-G2, Ham-G2, Japeth-G2)

Japeth-G2 had seven sons.  Two of them are worth noting:  Gomer-G3 and Javan-G3

Again, so much incest must be going on for this to even happen.  Because the genetic code is so similar, we would likely be seeing a plethora of birth defects.  Anyway..

Gomer-G3 had three sons.

Javan-G3 had two sons (but also the Kittites and Rodanites?)

Ham-G2 had four sons.  Three are worth noting (sorry Put-G3):  Cush-G3, Egypt-G3, Canaan-G3 (remember that Noah-G1 singled out and cursed Canaan-G3 for no reason)

Cush-G3 had five sons.  One worth noting:  Raamah-G4

Raamah-G4 had two sons.

It says Cush was the father of Nimrod, but Nimrod isn't listed as a son.  The translation for father may also mean predecessor, founder or ancestor; three relatively different words.

Nimrod was a "mighty warrior" and had a slew of kingdoms: Babylon, Uruk, Akkad and Kalneh (which were in Shinar). Then he went to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth, Calah and Resen.

Egypt-G3 and Canaan-G3 are listed as fathers of many different -ites.

Canaanites scattered and the borders of Canaan reached out in many directions, namely Sodom and Gomorrah.  Remember, Canaan didn't do a damn thing to be "cursed" by Noah.

It starts to get confusing when it uses the word "father" and "son" in the same passage, since "father" doesn't necessarily mean a biological father as we understand it.

Shem-G2 had five sons.  Two worth noting:  Aram-G3 and Arphaxad-G3

Aram-G3 had four sons.

Again we see the use of both "son" and "father," so I can't really decipher who is what for the rest of the chapter, though the people mentioned don't appear to be very notable.

It ends by telling us that this is all Noah's squad.  I cannot emphasize enough that there isn't enough genetic diversity for this to happen.  Anyway, no idea what the point of this chapter is.

Maybe you've found infinite wisdom in Genesis 10; I didn't lol.












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