Genesis 10:13

10:13 Mizraim ¹  was the father of ²  the Ludites, ³  Anamites, ⁴  Lehabites, ⁵  Naphtuhites, ⁶ 

Genesis 10:26

10:26 Joktan was the father of ⁷  Almodad, ⁸  Sheleph, ⁹  Hazarmaveth, ¹⁰  Jerah, ¹¹ 

Genesis 24:59

24:59 So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, accompanied by her female attendant, with Abraham’s servant and his men.

[10:13]  ¹ sn Mizraim is the Hebrew name for Egypt (cf. NRSV).

[10:13]  ² tn Heb “fathered.”

[10:13]  ³ sn The Ludites were African tribes west of the Nile Delta.

[10:13]  ⁴ sn The Anamites lived in North Africa, west of Egypt, near Cyrene.

[10:13]  ⁵ sn The Lehabites are identified with the Libyans.

[10:13]  ⁶ sn The Naphtuhites lived in Lower Egypt (the Nile Delta region).

[10:26]  ⁷ tn Heb “fathered.”

[10:26]  ⁸ sn The name Almodad combines the Arabic article al with modad (“friend”). Almodad was the ancestor of a South Arabian people.

[10:26]  ⁹ sn The name Sheleph may be related to Shilph, a district of Yemen; Shalph is a Yemenite tribe.

[10:26]  ¹⁰ sn The name Hazarmaveth should be equated with Hadramawt, located in Southern Arabia.

[10:26]  ¹¹ sn The name Jerah means “moon.”