Genesis 8:1--15:21

Abimael : the son of Joktan of Shem

Abram : the son of Terah of Shem

Accad : a city of northern Babylonia (OS)
(33° 5´, 44° 7´)

Admah : a town destroyed with Sodom
(31° 7´, 35° 24´)

Ai : a town of Canaanites in Benjamin
(31° 55´, 35° 15´); (31° 48´, 35° 48´); (31° 55´, 35° 15´); (31° 55´, 35° 15´)

Almodad : son of Joktan of Shem

Amalekites : members of the nation of Amalek
(30° 39´, 34° 50´); (31° 42´, 35° 12´); (31° 42´, 35° 12´)

Amorite : members of a pre-Israel Semitic tribe from Mesopotamia

Amorites : members of a pre-Israel Semitic tribe from Mesopotamia

Amraphel : king of Shinar in the days of Abraham

Anamim : a clan of people descended from Egypt son of Ham son of Noah

Aner : an Amorite chief who was an ally of Abram,a town in the territory of Manasseh given to the Kohathites
(32° 31´, 35° 12´)

Aram : the country to the north of Palestine,a country of north western Mesopotamia
(34° 50´, 39° 7´); (33° 12´, 36° 30´); (35° 5´, 42° 0´); (30° 44´, 35° 36´); (32° 32´, 44° 25´); (33° 31´, 36° 18´)

Ararat : a mountain, the surrounding land, & a kingdom in the area
(39° 42´, 44° 17´)

Arioch : king of Ellasar, a town in Mesopotamia,the captain of the Nebuchadnezzar's guard

Arkites : members of a Canaanite tribe on the coast of Palestine

Arvadites : a resident of the region of Arvad
(34° 51´, 35° 51´)

Ashkenaz : son of Gomer son of Japheth son of Noah,a people of the northern shore of the Black Sea
(40° 35´, 44° 35´)

Ashteroth-karnaim : a town of Manasseh about 35 km east of the sea of Chinnereth
(32° 49´, 36° 0´); (32° 45´, 36° 0´); (32° 49´, 36° 0´)

Ashteroth-Karnaim : a town of Manasseh about 35 km east of the sea of Chinnereth
(32° 49´, 36° 0´); (32° 45´, 36° 0´); (32° 49´, 36° 0´)

Asshur : a country of northern Mesopotamia
(36° 21´, 43° 9´); (36° 21´, 43° 9´)

Assyria : a member of the nation of Assyria
(36° 21´, 43° 9´); (36° 21´, 43° 9´)

Babel : members of the nation of Babylon
(32° 32´, 44° 25´); (32° 32´, 44° 25´); (32° 32´, 44° 25´); (30° 57´, 46° 6´)

Bela : a town near the south end of the Dead Sea,son of Beor; first king of Edom,son of Benjamin son of Israel,son of Azaz; a leader in the tribe of Reuben
(30° 55´, 35° 25´)

Bera : king of Sodom in Abraham's time

Bethel : a town of Benjamin bordering Ephraim 18 km north of Jerusalem
(31° 55´, 35° 13´); (32° 2´, 35° 44´)

Birsha : king of Gomorrah in Abraham's time

Calah : a town 30 km SE of Nineveh; the ancient capital of Assyria (OS)
(36° 8´, 43° 18´)

Calneh : a town of Syria about 25 km NE of Aleppo (OS)
(32° 7´, 45° 13´)

Canaan : the region ofeast Mediterranean coastal land from Arvad (modern Lebanon) south to Gaza,the coast land from Mt. Carmel north to the Orontes River
(31° 41´, 34° 50´); (33° 33´, 35° 21´)

Canaanite : residents of the region of Canaan
(31° 41´, 34° 50´); (33° 33´, 35° 21´)

Caphtorim : a people who were descendants of Egypt son of Ham son of Noah
(35° 10´, 25° 0´)

Casluhim : a people who were descendants of Egypt son of Ham son of Noah

Ched-Or-Laomer : king of Elam in the time of Abraham

Cush : a country south of Egypt
(21° 57´, 31° 20´); (21° 57´, 31° 20´); (32° 49´, 21° 51´); (32° 49´, 21° 51´); (32° 49´, 21° 51´)

Damascus : a city-state in Syria, located near Mt. Hermon at the edge of the Syrian desert (OS),a town near Mt. Hermon at the edge of the Syrian desert (OS)
(33° 31´, 36° 18´)

Dan : residents of the town of Dan; members of the tribe of Dan,the tribe of Dan as a whole; the descendants of Dan in Israel
(33° 14´, 35° 39´); (31° 45´, 34° 59´)

Dedan : an island off the southwest coast of Asia Minor in the Mediterranean Sea,an island on the south coast of Turkey, 170 km NE of Crete
(26° 37´, 37° 55´); (36° 26´, 28° 13´)

Diklah : son of Joktan, brother of Peleg of Shem

Dodanim : son (certain descendants) of Javan son of Japheth son of Noah

Eber : a son of Shelah; the father of Peleg; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Shelah (Arpachshad Aram Shem Noah),a nation: poetic description of Israel,son of Abihail; a founding father of one of the clans of Gad,son of Elpaal of Benjamin,son of Shashak of Benjamin,a priest and head of the clan of Amok under High Priest Joiakim

Egypt : descendants of Mizraim
(30° 6´, 31° 20´); (30° 6´, 31° 20´)

Egyptians : descendants of Mizraim
(30° 6´, 31° 20´); (30° 6´, 31° 20´)

El-Paran : a place (town?) at edge of the wilderness, see Gen. 21:21,a town on the wilderness border of the land of Seir
(29° 9´, 33° 32´)

El-paran : a place (town?) at edge of the wilderness, see Gen. 21:21,a town on the wilderness border of the land of Seir
(29° 9´, 33° 32´)

Elam : son of Shem son of Noah,a country east of the Tigris and Babylon in the territory of Media,son of Shashak of Benjamin,son of Meshelemiah; a Levite gatekeeper,a man whose descendants returned from exile in Babylon; Elam I,forefather of exile returnees with Zerubbabel; Elam II,forefather of returnees headed by Jeshaiah,forefather of Shecaniah who had to put away his heathen wife,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to obey God's law,a priest who helped Nehemiah dedicate the new wall of Jerusalem
(32° 11´, 48° 15´)

Eliezer : a son of Jorim; the father of Joshua; an ancestor of Jesus,Abraham's servant from Damascus,son of Moses,son of Becher son of Benjamin,a priest in David's time,son of Zichri; David's chief officer over the Reubenites,son of Dodavahu of Mareshah who prophesied against Jehoshaphat.,one of the leaders Ezra sent to Iddo to ask for recruits,a priest of the Jeshua clan who put away his heathen wife,a man who put away his heathen wife; a Levite,a layman of the Harim clan who put away his heathen wife

Elishah : son of Javan son of Japheth son of Noah,a nation of trading people somewhere around the Great Sea (ZD)
(35° 1´, 33° 12´)

Ellasar : a town in Mesopotamia
(37° 3´, 40° 59´)

Emim : a tall people who lived east of the Jordan before Israel came

Enmishpat : an oasis 100 km south of Gaza & 120 km NNW of Ezion-Geber
(30° 41´, 34° 29´)

Erech : a town in Lower Mesopotamia on the Euphrates River
(32° 19´, 45° 38´)

Eshcol : brother of Mamre and Aner, Amorites who were allies of Abraham,a valley near Hebron, presumably where Eshcol once lived

Euphrates : a large river which joins the Tigris river before flowing into the Persian Gulf,a river flowing from eastern Turkey to the Persian Gulf
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (35° 5´, 40° 25´); (33° 14´, 33° 28´)

Gaza : a city A Philistine town 5 km east of the Mediterranean and 60 west of Hebron,a town on the western coast of the territory of Judah,a town and the region it controled
(31° 31´, 34° 26´)

Gerar : a town of Judah 15 km SE of Gaza
(31° 23´, 34° 33´)

Gether : son of Aram; (grand)son of Shem son of Noah

Girgashite : members of a clan of Canaan

Goiim : a country defeated by Abraham,a country or town defeated by Joshua

Gomer : son of Japheth son of Noah,son of Japheth; father of Ashkenaz, Riphath, & Togarmah clans,a nation; probably the Cimmerians of eastern Asia Minor (OS),daughter of Diblaim; wife of Hosea

Gomorrah : an ancient city known for its sin whose ruins are said to be visible from the Masada,a town destroyed with Sodom by burning sulphur
(31° 9´, 35° 28´)

Hadoram : son of Joktan of Shem,son of king Tou or Toi of Hamath,the head of forced labor under King Rehoboam

Ham : a man and nation; son of Noah,a country occupied by the descendants of Ham
(31° 57´, 35° 55´); (30° 6´, 31° 20´)

Hamathites : residents of the town of Hamath

Haran : a town of upper Mesopotamia,an English name representing two different Hebrew names,as representing the Hebrew name 'Haran',son of Terah; brother of Abraham,a Levitical chief of the descendants of Ladan under King David; son of Shimei,as representing the Hebrew name 'Xaran', beginning with a velar fricative,son of Caleb of Judah and Ephah his concubine
(36° 51´, 39° 1´)

Havilah : son of Cush son of Ham son of Noah,son of Joktan of Shem,a region encircled by the Pishon River,a place whose exact position is unknown
(30° 8´, 35° 13´)

Hazarmaveth : son of Joktan of Shem

Hazazon-tamar : an oasis town in the desert of Judah by the Dead Sea
(31° 23´, 34° 56´); (31° 27´, 35° 23´)

Hazazon-Tamar : an oasis town in the desert of Judah by the Dead Sea
(31° 23´, 34° 56´); (31° 27´, 35° 23´)

Hebrew : a person descended from Heber; an ancient Jew; a Hebrew speaking Jew,any Jew, but particularly one who spoke the Hebrew language

Hebron : a valley and town of Judah 25 km west of the dead sea,son of Kohath son of Levi,son of Mareshah of Judah
(31° 32´, 35° 5´)

Heth : son of Canaan son of Ham son of Noah

Hittite : a person/people living in the land of Syro-Palestine

Hivite : a person/people descended from Canaan son of Ham son of Noah

Hobah : a place north of Damascus to which Abraham pursued his enemies
(33° 30´, 36° 28´)

Horite : resident(s) of the region of Mount Seir

Hul : son of Aram; (grand)son of Shem son of Noah

Iscah : daughter of Haran

Japheth : son of Noah

Javan : son of Japheth son of Noah,a nation, namely Greece (OS)
(37° 59´, 23° 44´); (37° 57´, 27° 22´)

Jebusite : resident(s) of the town of Jebus (Jerusalem)
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Jerah : son of Joktan of Shem

Jobab : son of Joktan of Shem,son of Zerah; second king of Edom,King of Madon; an enemy of Joshua,a man of Benjamin; son of Shaharaim and Hodesh,son of Elpaal of Benjamin

Joktan : son of Eber of Shem

Jordan : the river that flows from Lake Galilee to the Dead Sea,a river that begins at Mt. Hermon, flows south through Lake Galilee and on to its end at the Dead Sea 175 km away (by air)
(32° 18´, 35° 33´)

Kadesh : an oasis 100 km south of Gaza & 120 km NNW of Ezion-Geber, where Israel made an encampment
(30° 41´, 34° 29´); (34° 33´, 36° 31´)

Kadmonites : residents of the region east of Judah

Kenite : resident(s) of the southeastern hill country of Judah

Kenizzite : resident(s) of the region of Judah before conquest

Kittim : son of Javan son of Japheth son of Noah,the island of Cyprus, including its residents and government.
(35° 1´, 33° 12´); (35° 1´, 33° 12´)

Lasha : a town which at one time marked the NE border of the territory of the Philistines (WAR-45), 40 km north of Lake Galilee
(31° 43´, 35° 35´)

Lehabim : a people who were descendants of Egypt (Mizraim) son of Ham son of Noah

Lot : a son of Haran; nephew of Abraham,son of Haran son of Terah; nephew of Abraham

Lud : son of Shem son of Noah,a people from Lydia in Eastern Turkey
(31° 57´, 34° 53´)

Ludim : a people who were descendants of Egypt son of Ham son of Noah
(31° 57´, 34° 53´)

Madai : a country on the SW coast of the Caspian Sea
(34° 47´, 48° 30´)

Magog : symbolic name for peoples from the remote corners of the earth,son of Japheth son of Noah,a symbol of all the pagan nations united against God
(46° 0´, 47° 0´)

Mamre : a place where Abraham camped, probably a few km north of Hebron,an Amorite chief who was Abraham's ally, with Eshcol and Aner
(31° 32´, 35° 5´)

Mash : son of Aram; (grand)son of Shem son of Noah

Melchizedek : the king of Salem who blessed Abraham and received his tithe,king of Salem who blessed Abraham and received his tithe

Mesha : the region occupied by the Arabian clan of Joktan,a man of Benjamin; son of Shaharaim and Hodesh,king of Moab in the time of Ahab
(28° 51´, 34° 51´)

Meshech : son of Japheth son of Noah,son of Aram; (grand)son of Shem son of Noah,a country of Arabs, associated with Kedar,a people of Asia Minor (ancient Turkey OS)
(46° 0´, 47° 0´)

Milcah : daughter of Haran; wife of Nahor,daughter of Zelophehad

Moreh : place of a notable oak tree near Shechem,a hill about 10 km south of Mt. Tabor (OS)
(32° 12´, 35° 16´); (32° 37´, 35° 21´)

Nahor : a son of Serug; the father of Terah; an ancestor of Jesus.,son of Serug of Shem; father of Terah,son of Terah; brother of Abraham,town in Mesopotamia

Naphtuhim : a people who were descendants of Egypt (Mizraim) son of Ham son of Noah

Negeb : geographical region: South country
(30° 17´, 34° 12´)

Nimrod : son of Cush son Ham son of Noah,the country of Assyria, named for its founder
(32° 32´, 44° 25´)

Nineveh : a town located on the left bank of the Tigris River in northeastern Mesopotamia (Iraq).,the capital city of Assyria
(36° 21´, 43° 9´)

Noah : a son of Lamech and the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth,son of Lamech; builder of the ark,daughter of Zelophehad

Obal : son of Joktan of Shem

Ophir : son of Joktan of Shem,a region in southern Arabia known for its gold
(22° 0´, 77° 0´)

Pathrusim : a people who were descendants of Egypt son of Ham son of Noah

Peleg : a son of Eber; the father of Reu; an ancestor of Jesus.,son of Eber of Shem

Perizzite : a people of ancient Canaan in the later territory of Ephraim

Pharaoh : the king who ruled Egypt when Moses was born,the title of the king who ruled Egypt in Abraham's time,the title of the king who ruled Egypt in Joseph's time,the title of the king who ruled Egypt when Moses was born,the title of the king who refused to let Israel leave Egypt,the title of the king of Egypt whose daughter Solomon married,the title of the king who ruled Egypt in the time of Isaiah,the title Egypt's ruler just before Moses' time

Philistines : a sea people coming from Crete in 1200BC to the coast of Canaan
(33° 33´, 35° 21´)

Put : son of Ham son of Noah,a nation on the African coast
(21° 57´, 31° 20´); (21° 57´, 31° 20´); (32° 49´, 21° 51´); (32° 49´, 21° 51´); (32° 49´, 21° 51´)

Raamah : son of Cush son Ham son of Noah,a city of Arabia, possibly north of Marib in Yemen (IBD, NIVfn)
(15° 40´, 42° 46´)

Rehoboth-Ir : a town of Assyria built by Nimrod
(31° 4´, 34° 35´); (30° 53´, 35° 53´); (36° 21´, 43° 9´)

Rehoboth-ir : a town of Assyria built by Nimrod
(31° 4´, 34° 35´); (30° 53´, 35° 53´); (36° 21´, 43° 9´)

Rephaim : a tall ancient people in the land east of the Jordan,a fertile valley on the boundary of Judah and Benjamin (OS)
(32° 48´, 35° 56´)

Resen : a town of Syria founded by Nimrod between Nineveh and Calah
(36° 21´, 43° 9´)

Reu : a son of Peleg; the father of Serug; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Peleg of Shem

Riphath : son of Gomer son of Japheth son of Noah

Sabteca : the son of Cush, the son of Ham, the son of Noah

Salem : the city of Jerusalem,a town where Melchizedek lived
(31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Salt Sea : the Dead Sea, at the southern end of the Jordan River
(33° 14´, 33° 28´); (30° 5´, 31° 13´); (27° 5´, 34° 46´); (31° 32´, 35° 28´); (27° 5´, 34° 46´); (31° 32´, 35° 28´); (31° 1´, 33° 51´)

Sarai : a layman of the Binnui Clan who put away his heathen wife

Seba : son of Raamah son of Cush son of Ham son of Noah,son of Joktan of Shem,son of Jokshan son of Abraham and Keturah,a town that belonged to the tribe of Simeon,son of Bichri (Benjamin) who led a revolt against David,a country in southern Arabia whose queen visited Solomon (OS),son of Abihail; a founding father of one of the clans of Gad
(9° 1´, 38° 44´); (9° 1´, 38° 44´)

Seir : a mountain and adjoining land,a man from the highlands of Seir (OS); father-in-law of Esau
(30° 44´, 35° 36´)

Sephar : a town of southern Arabia, and a nearby mountain from which it is named
(14° 33´, 44° 23´)

Serug : the father of Nahor; a son of Reu; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Reu of Shem

Shaveh : a valley or plain near Jerusalem

Shaveh-kiriathaim : a region: plains of Kiriathaim (NASB margin)
(31° 35´, 35° 42´)

Shaveh-Kiriathaim : a region: plains of Kiriathaim (NASB margin)
(31° 35´, 35° 42´)

Sheba : son of Raamah son of Cush son of Ham son of Noah,son of Joktan of Shem,son of Jokshan son of Abraham and Keturah,a town that belonged to the tribe of Simeon,son of Bichri (Benjamin) who led a revolt against David,a country in southern Arabia whose queen visited Solomon (OS),son of Abihail; a founding father of one of the clans of Gad
(9° 1´, 38° 44´); (9° 1´, 38° 44´)

Shechem : member of the Shechem Clan and/or resident of Shechem

Shelah : the father of Eber; a son of Cainan; an ancestor of Jesus,an English name representing two different Hebrew names,as representing the Hebrew name 'Shelah',son of Judah; grandson of Shua the Canaanite,as representing the Hebrew name 'Shelax',son of Arpachshad son of Shem son of Noah,a pool in Jerusalem
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Sheleph : son of Joktan of Shem

Shem : the father of Arphaxad; a son of Noah; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Noah

Shemeber : the king of Zeboiim in Abraham's time

Shinab : the king of Admah in Abraham's time

Shinar : a region including Babylonia and Babel, Erech, and Accad (OS)
(32° 32´, 44° 25´)

Siddim : a valley somewhere at the southern end of the Dead Sea

Sidon : residents of the town of Sidon
(33° 33´, 35° 21´)

Sinites : a people descended from Canaan

Sodom : an ancient town somewhere in the region of the Dead Sea that God destroyed with burning sulphur,a town 25 km south of Gomorrah and Masada
(31° 11´, 35° 23´)

Tarshish : son of Javan son of Japheth son of Noah,son of Bilhan, great grandson of Benjamin son of Israel,one of the seven princes of Persia under Ahasuerus,a region known for its ports friendly to the ships of Israel,A ship built strong and equiped for long range trading.
(36° 57´, -7° 37´)

Terah : the son of Nahor; the father of Abraham; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Nahor of Shem,a place where Israel made an encampment
(30° 19´, 35° 24´)

Tidal : the king of Goiim defeated by Abraham

Tiras : son of Japheth son of Noah

Togarmah : son of Gomer son of Japheth son of Noah
(33° 31´, 36° 18´); (32° 35´, 35° 10´); (32° 12´, 35° 16´); (40° 3´, 45° 2´)

Tubal : son of Japheth son of Noah,a strong warlike nation from the north of Israel (IBD)
(40° 54´, 37° 47´)

Ur : a town of lower Mesopotamia about 230 km SE of old Babylon,father of Eliphal / Eliphelet, one of David's military elite
(30° 57´, 46° 6´)

Uz : son of Aram; (grand)son of Shem son of Noah,son of Milcah and Nahor, brother of Abraham,son of Dishan of Seir,a region in Edom inhabited by the descendants of Uz of Seir
(30° 2´, 36° 26´)

Uzal : son of Joktan of Shem,a region north of Damascus famous for its wine
(15° 21´, 44° 12´)

Zeboiim : a town destroyed along with Sodom by raining hot sulphur
(31° 7´, 35° 24´)

Zemarites : members of a clan descended from Canaan

Zoar : a town at the south end of the Dead Sea
(30° 55´, 35° 25´)

Zuzim : a tall ancient people who lived east of the Jordan