Acts 17:26

“And hath made of one blood, etc.] That is, of one man’s blood; the Vulgate Latin version reads, “of one”; and the Arabic version of Deuteronomy Dieu reads, “of one man”; of Adam, the first parent of all mankind, and who had the blood of all men in his veins: hence the Jews f885 say, “the first man was µlw[ lç wmd, “the blood of the world”;” and this by propagation has been derived from him, and communicated to all mankind. They also say f886, that “the reason why man was created alone (or there was but one man created) was, on account of families, that they might not be stirred up one against another;” that is, strive and contend with one another about pre-eminence: and they add, “that the…”

“and hath made of one blood all nations of men to dwell on all the face of the earth--Holding with the Old Testament teaching, that in the blood is the life (Gen 9:4; Lev 17:11; Deu 12:23), the apostle sees this life stream of the whole human race to be one, flowing from one source [BAUMGARTEN]. and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation--The apostle here opposes both Stoical Fate and Epicurean Chance, ascribing the periods and localities in which men and nations flourish to the sovereign will and prearrangements of a living God.”

“And hath made of one blood - All the families of mankind are descended from one origin or stock. However different their complexion, features, or language, yet they are derived from a common parent. The word blood is often used to denote “race, stock, kindred.” This passage affirms that all the human family are descended from the same ancestor; and that, consequently, all the variety of complexion, etc., is to be traced to some other cause than that they were originally different races created. See Genesis 1:0; compare Malachi 2:10. The design of the apostle in this affirmation was probably to convince the Greeks that he regarded them all as brethren; that, although he was a Jew, yet he was…”

“He hath made of one blood the whole nation of men - By this expression the apostle showed them in the most unaffected manner, that though he was a Jew, be was not enslaved to any narrow views, but looked on all mankind as his brethren: having determined the times - That it is God who gave men the earth to inhabit, Paul proves from the order of times and places, showing the highest wisdom of the Disposer, superior to all human counsels. And the bounds of their habitation - By mountains, seas, rivers, and the like. Acts 17:27”

“hath made: Gen 3:20, Gen 9:19; Mal 2:10; Rom 5:12-19; Co1 15:22, Co1 15:47 hath determined: Act 15:18; Deu 32:7, Deu 32:8; Job 14:5; Psa 31:15; Isa 14:31, Isa 45:21; Dan 11:27, Dan 11:35; Heb 2:3 Acts 17:27”