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Genesis 10:16

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

And the Jebusites, the Amorites, and the Girgashites,

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse continues listing the descendants of Canaan, naming three more groups of people who would later become nations in the Promised Land.

📚 Historical Context

In Genesis 10, known as the Table of Nations, Moses records the descendants of Noah's sons after the Flood, illustrating how various peoples and nations spread across the earth. This specific verse lists tribes that descended from Canaan, son of Ham, who settled in the region that would later become the Promised Land for Israel. The Jebusites, Amorites, and Girgashites were ancient groups inhabiting areas of what is now modern-day Israel and surrounding territories, often mentioned in the Bible as peoples encountered by the Israelites.

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