Genesis 10:15

10:15 Canaan was the father of ¹  Sidon his firstborn, ²  Heth, ³ 

Genesis 10:18-19

10:18 Arvadites, ⁴  Zemarites, ⁵  and Hamathites. ⁶  Eventually the families of the Canaanites were scattered 10:19 and the borders of Canaan extended ⁷  from Sidon ⁸  all the way to ⁹  Gerar as far as Gaza, and all the way to ¹⁰  Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.

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¹ tn Heb “fathered.”

² sn Sidon was the foremost city in Phoenicia; here Sidon may be the name of its founder.

³ tn Some see a reference to “Hittites” here (cf. NIV), but this seems unlikely. See the note on the phrase “sons of Heth” in Gen 23:3.

⁴ sn The Arvadites lived in the city Arvad, located on an island near the mainland close to the river El Kebir.

⁵ sn The Zemarites lived in the town Sumur, north of Arka.

⁶ sn The Hamathites lived in Hamath on the Orontes River.

⁷ tn Heb “were.”

⁸ map For location see Map1-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.

⁹ tn Heb “as you go.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “as you go.”