Genesis 10:13
Context10:13 Mizraim 1 was the father of 2 the Ludites, 3 Anamites, 4 Lehabites, 5 Naphtuhites, 6
Genesis 10:26
Context10:26 Joktan was the father of 7 Almodad, 8 Sheleph, 9 Hazarmaveth, 10 Jerah, 11
Genesis 27:31
Context27:31 He also prepared some tasty food and brought it to his father. Esau 12 said to him, “My father, get up 13 and eat some of your son’s wild game. Then you can bless me.” 14


[10:13] 1 sn Mizraim is the Hebrew name for Egypt (cf. NRSV).
[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] 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.”
[27:31] 13 tn Heb “and he said to his father”; the referent of “he” (Esau) has been specified in the translation for clarity, while the words “his father” have been replaced by the pronoun “him” for stylistic reasons.