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Genesis 10:6 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 6. 6And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
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Quick Meaning
Ham's branch begins with Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan—names associated with distinct ancient regions and peoples, not one modern race.
Read It With
- Genesis 10:1–32
Read verses 6–20 as Ham's complete branch. Cush leads into Nimrod and other descendants, Mizraim into peoples including the Philistines notice, and Canaan into named peoples and borders before the branch summary.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Ham's first-level sons begin the central branch that will expand through Nimrod, Mizraim, and the detailed Canaanite list.
Read Genesis 10:6–7 together
Why these verses belong together: Ham's branch and Cush's normal descendant list prepare the exceptional Nimrod expansion.
Verse 6. 6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.
Verse 7. 7 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
What Remains True
Shared ancestry does not make diverse peoples morally identical or place all descendants under Canaan's curse.
How It Can Shape Life
- Do not label Black people, Africans, or any modern population as collectively Hamite, cursed, or divinely subordinate.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Genesis 10:1–32 — The Families of the Nations Spread Across the EarthSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Displayed wording, genealogy, embedded notices, repeated summaries, and transition to Babel.
Exact location: Genesis 10:1–32 in the pinned standardized 1769 KJV corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text morphology and lemma data
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible — Genesis
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project
Open Scriptures, Version 2.2 released 2021; repository inspected 2026
Supports: Generations, families, tongues, lands, nations, Nimrod clauses, Asshur syntax, elder wording, and Peleg's division.
Exact location: Genesis 10:1–32 forms, lemmas, syntax, names, and verse structure in Gen.xml
Open source ↗Translation and textual notes
NET Bible — Genesis with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, Digital edition accessed 2026
Supports: Difficult names, coastlands, Nimrod grammar, city clauses, Philistine parenthesis, birth-order syntax, and Peleg wording.
Exact location: Genesis 10:1–32 translator and study notes
Open NET Genesis 10 ↗