(A)The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. The sons of Cush were (B)Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, (C)Raamah, and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah were (D)Sheba and (E)Dedan. Now Cush fathered Nimrod; he [a]became a mighty one on the earth.

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  1. Genesis 10:8 Lit began to be

The Hamites(A)

The sons of Ham:

Cush,(B) Egypt, Put(C) and Canaan.(D)

The sons of Cush:

Seba,(E) Havilah,(F) Sabtah, Raamah(G) and Sabteka.

The sons of Raamah:

Sheba(H) and Dedan.(I)

Cush was the father[a] of Nimrod,(J) who became a mighty warrior on the earth.

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  1. Genesis 10:8 Father may mean ancestor or predecessor or founder; also in verses 13, 15, 24 and 26.

A sword will come upon Egypt,
And there will be trembling in [a]Cush;
When the slain fall in Egypt,
They will (A)take away her [b]wealth,
And her foundations will be torn down.

[c]Cush, Put, Lud, all [d](B)Arabia, [e]Libya and the [f]people of the land [g]that is in league will fall with them by the sword.”

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  1. Ezekiel 30:4 Or Ethiopia
  2. Ezekiel 30:4 Or multitude
  3. Ezekiel 30:5 Or Ethiopia
  4. Ezekiel 30:5 Or the mixed people
  5. Ezekiel 30:5 Or Cub
  6. Ezekiel 30:5 Lit sons
  7. Ezekiel 30:5 Lit of the covenant

A sword will come against Egypt,(A)
    and anguish will come upon Cush.[a](B)
When the slain fall in Egypt,
    her wealth will be carried away
    and her foundations torn down.(C)

Cush and Libya,(D) Lydia and all Arabia,(E) Kub and the people(F) of the covenant land will fall by the sword along with Egypt.(G)

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  1. Ezekiel 30:4 That is, the upper Nile region; also in verses 5 and 9