And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
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Interpretation
Nimrod was a great man in his day; he began to be mighty in the earth, Those before him were content to be upon the same level with their neighbours, and though every man bare rule in his own house, yet no man pretended any further. Nimrod was resolved to lord it over his neighbours.
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This thought runs through Genesis 10:11-14.
Glossary
- Mizraim People
- The dual form of matzor, meaning a “mound” or “fortress,” the name of a people descended from Ham ( Gen. 10:6 , 13; 1 Chr. 1:8 , 11). It was the name generally given by the Hebrews to the land of Egypt.