Gen 22: Chapter 10
Book of Genesis #22
Chapter 10 introduces the Table of Nations, a document unparalleled in the ancient world. It affirms that all men are members of the same family and that all nations are composed of men.
While these two statements may seem trivial today, we would do well to remember that the Egyptians of antiquity reserved the word 'man' to themselves and the Greeks called any non-Greek a 'barbarian'. But in Scripture, the universal trait of man is affirmed, and when we study this chapter in the larger context of Genesis we understand that all men are brothers.
Book of Genesis #22
Chapter 10 introduces the Table of Nations, a document unparalleled in the ancient world. It affirms that all men are members of the same family and that all nations are composed of men.
While these two statements may seem trivial today, we would do well to remember that the Egyptians of antiquity reserved the word 'man' to themselves and the Greeks called any non-Greek a 'barbarian'. But in Scripture, the universal trait of man is affirmed, and when we study this chapter in the larger context of Genesis we understand that all men are brothers.
