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John Gill's Exposition on Genesis 10:20

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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These are the sons of Ham, etc.] His sons and grandsons, which some reckon to be thirty, others thirty one, if the Philistines are taken in: after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, [and] in their nations: families of the same language joined together and dwelt in the same country, (see Gill on “<011005>Genesis 10:5”) all Africa and a considerable part of Asia were possessed by the four sons of Ham and their posterity; Mizraim had Egypt, and Phut all the rest of Africa; and Cush and Canaan had a large portion in Asia.
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