Genesis 10:21 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born. ”

Genesis 10:21 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- XXXIII. Shem 21. אבר 'eber , “‘Eber, yonder side; verb: pass, cross.” 22. עילם 'eylām , “‘Elam.” עוּל ‛ ûl , “suckle.” עלם ‛ ālam , “hide; be mature.” ארפכשׁד 'arpakshad...
Genesis 10:21 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Unto (i) Shem also, the father of all the children of (k) Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were [children] born. (i) In his stock the Church was preserved: therefore Moses stops s...
Genesis 10:21 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 10. The Table of Nations. From P and J. To P we may assign Genesis 10:1-7 ; Genesis 10:20 ; Genesis 10:31 f. The rest belongs to J, for the most part to its secondary stratum, with some...
Genesis 10:21 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Shem: comes last (ace. to the Structure, which is an Introversion) because his "Generations" occupy the rest of the book. Hence when mentioned with the other two, Shem the youngest comes first. See...
Genesis 10:21 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

21. Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber. Moses, being about to speak of the sons of Shem, makes a brief introduction, which he had not done in reference to the others. Nor...
Genesis 10:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born. Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber - It is generally suppose...
Genesis 10:21 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Unto Shem also, &c.— It is observable that Moses introduces Shem in a particular manner, mentioning him as the father of the children of Eber, that is, more especially of that Hebrew race, Num...
Genesis 10:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the el...
Genesis 10:21 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Nations descended from Noah This section gives the origins and situations of the nations of the world, as their relationships were conceived by the early Hebrews. Before passing to the history...
Genesis 10:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(21-23) shem... the brother of Japheth the elder. — Really, the elder brother of Japheth. Though the rules of Hebrew grammar will admit of no other rendering, it is remarkable that both the Syria...
Genesis 10:21 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this chapter we have a simple and straightforward account of the dispersion of the sons of Noah and their families after the Flood. The descendants of Japheth moved toward the isles or the coastla...
Genesis 10:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born. Eber, meaning Hebrew, from whence sprung the Jews. Numbers 24:24 .
Genesis 10:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber ,.... And for the sake of those Shem is particularly said to be the father of, is this genealogy given, and indeed the whole book of Genesis wr...
Genesis 10:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were [children] born. Ver. 21. Unto Shem also. ] His issue is set down last, because to be mos...
Genesis 10:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Unto Shem , &c. The word Shem signifies a name; but two titles are also added whereby to distinguish him: 1st, He was the father of all the children of Eber. Eber was his great-grandson; b...
Genesis 10:21 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

DESCENDANTS OF NOAH In this chapter the genealogy of Japheth is given first (vs.1-5). Their history is not pursued in the book of Genesis: their character was that of the energy of independence, a...
Genesis 10:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

21 Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born. 22 The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and L...
Genesis 10:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Of all the children of Eber, i.e. of the Hebrews, the only church and people of God when Moses wrote, who are called Eber, Numbers 24:24 , as here, the children of Eber. And he is here called...
Genesis 10:21 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth, to him also were children born. The sons of Shem: Elam and Ashur, and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram.' The special me...
Genesis 10:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 10:1 . Generations] The origins, genesis, or developments; a characteristic note of this book. The whole chapter is a table of the nations which descended from the sons o...
Genesis 10:21 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 10:2 . The sons of Japhet were Gomer, &c. Japhet is the Iapetos of the Greeks. His blessing Niphtha occasioned him to be called Neptune by the Greeks. Gomer, the father of the Gala...
Genesis 10:21 - The Biblical Illustrator

Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah A chapter of genealogies Many readers might be disposed to undervalue a chapter like this, since it is but a collection of names--some of which...
Genesis 10:21 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

PART II . THE POST - DILUVIAN AGE OF THE WORLD . CH . 10:1-11:26. FROM THE DELUGE TO THE CALL OF ABRAM . § 5. THE GENERATIONS or THE SONS OF NOAH ( CH . 10:1-11:9)....
Genesis 10:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born. Shem is here called the father of all the children of Eber, the Hebrews in th...
Genesis 10:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Shem. the father. Genesis 11:10-26 Eber. Numbers 24:24 the brother. Genesis 10:2
Genesis 10:21 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Two things especially are observable in this account of the posterity of Shem. The description of Shem, Genesis 10:21 , we have not only his name, Shem, which signifies a name; but two titles to d...

Genesis 10:21 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 10:21 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Genesis 10:21 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 10:21 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Genesis 10:21 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 10:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 10:21 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Genesis 10:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 10:21 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 10:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Genesis 10:21 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 10:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 10:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 10:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 10:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 10:21 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 10:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 10:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 10:21 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 10:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 10:21 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 10:21 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 10:21 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 10:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 10:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 10:21 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes