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Genesis 10:17

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And the Hivites, and the Arkites, and the Sinites,

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse is listing three more groups of people who descended from Canaan, showing how different nations and tribes spread out from Noah's family after the flood.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of the 'Table of Nations' in Genesis 10, which traces how the world's peoples descended from Noah's three sons after the flood. The Hivites, Arkites, and Sinites were Canaanite tribes that settled in the land that would later become Israel. These groups would later interact with Abraham's descendants and are mentioned throughout Old Testament history.

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