And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
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Interpretation
The posterity of Canaan were numerous, rich, and pleasantly seated; yet Canaan was under a Divine curse, and not a curse causeless. Those that are under the curse of God, may, perhaps, thrive and prosper in this world; for we cannot know love or hatred, the blessing or the curse, by what is before us, but by what is within us.
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This thought runs through Genesis 10:27-30.
Glossary
- Abimael Person
- Father of Mael, one of the sons or descendants of Joktan, in Northern Arabia ( Gen. 10:28 ; 1 Chr. 1:22 ).
- Obal Person
- Stripped, the eight son of Joktan ( Gen. 10:28 ); called also Ebal ( 1 Chr. 1:22 ).