Table of Nations (2)

is Known as the Table of Nations

70 Patriarchs of families are mentioned. These are the initial 70 nations of the world and their borders.

Japheth (14)

Ham (30)

Shem (26)

Can be Divided into Three Parts

Japhet’s Sons

0 Ham’s Sons

Genesis chapter 9 already introduced us to Ham in a negative light.

Nimrod

Possibly not his name at birth. His name became a proverb given him by his contemporaries and carried on by oral tradition (therefore it is said…v9).

Described as mighty three times. Described the Nephilim as “the mighty men who were of old, men of renown”.

Nimrod comes from “we will revolt” which implies some violent resistance to God.

Commentary on the Old Testament Pedigree of the Nations.—Ch. 10

The name itself, Nimrod from מָרַד, “we will revolt,” points to some violent resistance to God. It is so characteristic that it can only have been given by his contemporaries, and thus have become a proper name. In addition to this, Nimrod as a mighty hunter founded a powerful kingdom; and the founding of this kingdom is shown by the verb וַתְּהִי with ו consec. to have been the consequence or result of his strength in hunting, so that the hunting was most intimately connected with the establishment of the kingdom. Hence, if the expression “a mighty hunter” relates primarily to hunting in the literal sense, we must add to the literal meaning the figurative signification of a “hunter of men” (“trapper of men by stratagem and force,” Herder); Nimrod the hunter became a tyrant, a powerful hunter of men. This course of life gave occasion to the proverb, “like Nimrod, a mighty hunter against the Lord,” which immortalized not his skill in hunting beasts, but the success of his hunting of men in the establishment of an imperial kingdom by tyranny and power. But if this be the meaning of the proverb, לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה “in the face of Jehovah” can only mean in defiance of Jehovah, as Josephus and the Targums understand it.

Probably established 5-6 cities and Ninevah with surrounding towns. The first of his kingdom was Babel (probably became the name since it became Babel after the confusion. Babel = (Babil, Babylon).

NIMROD:: founder of the first imperial kingdom

Keil, C. F., & Delitzsch, F. (1996). Commentary on the Old Testament (Vol. 1, p. 104). Peabody, MA: Hendrickson.

These nations played an important role in the history of Israel. The following chapter will discuss his first city.

A Short Doctrine of the Kingdom of Man

When they [the Romans] conquer people, they bring them into the Roman project, so that they have an overwhelming number of troops. That is crucial, because it means their empire is built upon making people citizens - JP O’Malley

Acts 22:28 NASB95

The commander answered, “I acquired this citizenship with a large sum of money.” And Paul said, “But I was actually born a citizen.”

Shem’s Sons

Peleg

Contemporary of Nimrod. Lived through the division of languages God set in place at Babel.

Families Represented Nations