10:1-32
This is going to be one of those sections where I skim through many verses at once. The passage mentions many, but not all, of the nations that get mentioned elsewhere in the Old Testament. Most of the “nations” are really just clans. Some are individuals that later became a whole nation. Indeed, this is true of Israel itself.
It is interesting that in v5 it says that each clan had its own language, in the next chapter we read that the whole world had one language and speech (11:1).
Nimrod stands out as “a mighty hunter before the Lord” (11:9), and he established many lands. You can find more details on Nimrod at GotQuestions.
Part of the purpose of the chapter seems to be to emphasise that all these peoples emanate from Noah.
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