Genesis 10:15
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Context10:15 Canaan was the father of 1 Sidon his firstborn, 2 Heth, 3
Genesis 10:18-19
Context10:18 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.
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.”