And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.
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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
- Caphtor Place
- Biblical island. Modern identification: Crete.
- Casluhim People
- Fortified, a people descended from Mizraim ( Gen. 10:14 ; 1 Chr. 1:12 ). Their original seat was probably somewhere in Lower Egypt, along the sea-coast to the south border of Palestine.