So, let us first understand how inheritance works (as it still does in Jewish families), the sum of all wealth to include titles are divided between the male children. The first born son gets the titles and authority along with the grand share of wealth. So, for instance, if a man had 4 sons, he would divide all he had into 5 parts, and give his firstborn son 2 of those five parts, and then the remaining 3 sons each got 1 part. Now do you understand why Hagar had to be sent away.
Let us talk about which sons got what.... First, Ham (recall that he was cursed for his behavior when he found his father naked)…..we need to pay close attention to these names, for they will play a prominent role in the Bible. Cush is Ethiopia. Mizraim is Egypt. Put is Libya, and Canaan is the founder of the Land of Canaan, conquered by Joshua, which became Israel; those descendants of Canaan form many of the people of the Middle East and the Orient, some of which are often, mistakenly, called Arabs. Arabs are of the line of Shem, not Ham. Kush was the father of the infamous Ashur or known better by his Babylonian name of Nimrod, a black man. This is not at all conjecture; many figurines and etchings of Nimrod have been found, going back thousands of years, and they all confirm his Negro features. Ancient Assyrian tablets, found in large quantities, not only mention Nimrod, they confirm the title for him that we see in 10:9….. “mighty h****r”. But, as the Assyrian tablets explain, this is not because he was good at k*****g deer, fowl, rabbits, or wild boars. This expression means “a h****r of men”….. a warrior. Nimrod is important as he was the founder of Bavel (Bav-el meant the city of G*d), which we now call Babylon associated with the "Tower." Technically, the tower was a Ziggurat, a kind of a step pyramid. Quite a few Ziggurats have been discovered in Iraq and Iran. There is more to this, especially when one considers the meaning of unity and how G*d has a particular disliking for unity.
Now verse 13 tells us that the Philistines came from the line of Ham, we need to remember that the modern word for Philistine, is Palestine. The Palestinians of today claim to be descendants of the Philistines who are descended from Ham. In fact, that is not true. The bulk of the Palestinians are Arabs (Muslims) from various areas of the Middle East, who came as immigrants to the Holy Land area over the last 75 -100 years seeking work on Jewish farms and in Jewish factories; and Arabs are not from the line of Ham, they are from the line of Shem. This will become clear if you keep reading the bible through Exodus. We see a list of tribes spawned by Canaan in verses 15-18. Later, during the Exodus from Egypt, you’ll see many of these names reappear as enemies of the Israelites who will try to keep them out of the Promised Land.
Moving onward to verse 21 we get the inheritance of Shem. Shem means name; the word “name” is not referring to Bob, or Elizabeth, or Fred; this Hebrew word shem would be better t***slated as “reputation” as it carries with it the sense of power and authority. In a nutshell, you’ll notice that Shem is referred to as the “father” or “ancestor” of the children or descendants of Ever, or Eber. This is key to Hebrew history because from the line of Eber would come another of G*d’s divisions: Peleg and Yoktan. Peleg and Yoktan were brothers, sons of Ever. Interestingly, Peleg means “division”. For, from the line of Peleg came Abraham, from whom G*d’s plan to rescue all of mankind, to restore fallen man to Himself, would come. We also get a few other insights about Abraham and his family. For instance, his father was Terach, and Abraham had two brothers….. at least two……. and their names were Nachor and Haran. Haran had a son named Lot. We see that Abraham married a woman named Sarai (we later find out that she was the daughter of another of his father’s wives…… so Sarai would have been Abraham’s half-sister). Of interest is verse 31. It seems that it was initially Terach, not Abraham, who FIRST got the call to take his family and move to the land of Canaan. When Terach got that call he and his family were living in the city of Ur of the Chaldees. The Chaldees was an ancient culture of that area; Sumer was the region’s name, and Ur was in essence the capital city. It was also a very wicked place; in fact it was the cultural center for the worship of the moon-god Hurki. (this is interesting due to the name change of Hurki... but, that is for another time). Terach did leave Ur, but instead of heading southwest to Canaan, he went northwest to Mesopotamia. When they arrived at a certain city, they decided to stay instead of going on to Canaan. Why, we’re not told. But, it was there that Abraham’s brother, Haran, died. And, the city was named after him sometime later. Of special note, at this time, Abraham was not yet called Abraham…… he was called Abram, or in Hebrew, Avram, which meant “exalted father”. It would be several years before G*d changed his name from Avram to Avraham, which meant “father of many.” From this comes the Covenant, which is a subject unto itself.
No, I did not forget about the youngest of the brothers. The immediate descendants of Japheth were seven in number, and are represented by the nations designated Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Mesech, and Tiras; or, roughly, the Armenians, Lydians, Medes, Greeks, Tibarenians, and Moschians, the last, Tiras, remaining still obscure. The sons of Gomer (Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah) were all settled in the West Asian tract; while the sons of Javan (Elisah, Tarshish, Kittim and Dodanim or Rodanim) occupied the Mediterranean coast and the adjacent islands. Ergo, this is the line which Saul aka Paul came from and explains why his letters encompass the vast majority of the New Testament.
At another time we can discuss the book of Ezekiel because it is that book which answers the majority of your original question.... who are the Jews that the bible focuses on.
I hope this explains why the Middle East will not see peace until the end days.
So, let us first understand how inheritance works ... (
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