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John Gill's Exposition on Genesis 10:31
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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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These are the sons of Shem, etc.] His sons, and grandsons, and great grandsons, in all twenty six, no doubt but there were many more, but these are only mentioned; for none of the sons of Elam, Ashur, and Lud, are named, and but one of Arphaxad’s, and one of Salah’s, and two of Eber’s, and none of Peleg’s; when it is not to be questioned but they had many, as is certain of Arphaxad, Salah, Eber, and Peleg, (<011113>Genesis 11:13-15,17,19) after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations: from hence sprung various families at first, and these of different languages upon the confusion of Babel, which thenceforward formed different nations, dwelt in different lands; which have been pointed at as near as we can at this distance, and with the little helps and advantages we have: it seems from hence that Shem’s posterity were of different languages as well as those of Ham and Japheth.
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