Genesis 10:16

Genesis 10:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,
• New International Version (NIV)Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,
• English Standard Version (ESV)and the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites,
• New King James Version (NKJV)the Jebusite, the Amorite, and the Girgashite;

Context of Genesis 10:16

14Pathrusites, Kasluhites and Caphtorites. The Philistines were descendants of the Kasluhites. 15Canaan was the father of Sidon, who was born first. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites, Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 17Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 18Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites. After some time had passed, the Canaanite families separated to different places.

Genesis 10:16 word by word

וְאֶת־הַיְבוּסִי֙ וְאֶת־הָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔י וְאֵ֖ת הַגִּרְגָּשִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Jebusiteיְבוּסִיyebûsîy · JebusiteH2983
• and the Amoriteאֱמֹרִי'ĕmôrîy · AmoriteH567
• and the Girgasiteגִּרְגָּשִׁיgirgâshîy · GirgashiteH1622

Cross-references for Genesis 10:16

• Judges 1:21The men of Benjamin's tribe could not chase out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem. As a result, the Jebusites continue to live in Jerusalem with the people of Benjamin.
• 2 Samuel 24:18That day, Gad went to David. He said to David, ‘Go up to the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. Build an altar there to worship the Lord.’
• Zechariah 9:7I will take the blood from their mouths. I will take the food from their teeth, because it is bad food. Those that remain will still be my people. They will become leaders in Judah. Ekron will be like a part of Judah, as the Jebusites were.

Commentaries on Genesis 10:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16The Jebusite-Amorite, etc. - Are well known as being the ancient inhabitants of Canaan, expelled by the children of Israel.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6-20Verses 6-20 - XXXII. Ham 6. מצרים mı̂tsrayı̂m “Mitsraim.” מצר mētser “straitness, limit, pressure.” מצור mātsôr “distress, siege, mound, bulwark; Egypt.” מצרים mı̂tsrayı̂m “perhaps double Egypt, lower and upper.” פוּט pûṭ “Put, troubled.” 7. סבא sebā' “Seba, drinking (man, Ethiopian).” סבתה sabtâh “Sabtah.” רעמה ra‛mâh “Ramah, shaking, trembling.” סבתכא sabtekā' “Sabtekha.” שׁבא shēbā' “Sheba, captive?” דדן dedān “Dedan, going slowly?” 8. נמרד…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-32Verses 15-32 The posterity of Canaan were numerous, rich, and pleasantly seated; yet Canaan was under a Divine curse, and not a curse causeless. Those that are under the curse of God, may, perhaps, thrive and prosper in this world; for we cannot know love or hatred, the blessing or the curse, by what is before us, but by what is within us. The curse of God always works really, and always terribly. Perhaps it is a secret curse, a curse to the soul, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-18Sidon settled in Phoenicia, north of Canaan. the Hittites: In Genesis, these were a group of cities in Canaan (see 26:34–35; 27:46; Ezekiel 16:3). They were probably different from the Hittites of Anatolia (Asia Minor). Their empire was a major power in the time of the biblical patriarchs. The Jebusites were ancient people living in Jerusalem (Joshua 15:63; Judges 19:10–11; 2 Samuel 5:6–9). The Amorites lived in the mountains of Palestine in Canaan (see…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-321. sons of Noah--The historian has not arranged this catalogue according to seniority of birth; for the account begins with the descendants of Japheth, and the line of Ham is given before that of Shem though he is expressly said to be the youngest or younger son of Noah; and Shem was the elder brother of Japheth (Ge 10:21), the true rendering of that passage. generations, &c.--the narrative of the settlement of nations existing in the time of Moses…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 10:16

• Amorites
• Canaanites
• Ham

In the dictionaries

• Jebus; Jebusi; Jebusite
• Amorite
• Jebus, Jebusite
• Arabia
• Canaanites
• Dodanim
• Girgashite
• Ham
• Japheth
• Jebusites

Commentaries on Genesis 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings