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- 1 Chronicles
- Chapter 1
- Verse 17
1 Chronicles 1:17
“The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.”
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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The sons of Shem - i. e., descendants. Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech (or Mash), are stated to have been “sons of Aram”…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Chronicles 1:1-27
This paragraph has Adam for its first word and Abraham for its last. Between the creation of the former and the birth of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
(Gen 10:22-23). The Sons of Shem
17. The sons of Shem These occupied the middle geographical "zone."
Elam "Semites…
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