Genesis 10:18

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans were scattered,”

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BSBPD

“the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanite clans were scattered,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanite spread abroad.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite; and afterwards have the families of the Canaanite been scattered.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 10:18 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 34:8and from Mount Hor to Lebo-hamath, then extend to Zedad,
  2. Joshua 18:22Jericho, Beth-hoglah, Emek-keziz, Beth-arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,
  3. 2 Samuel 8:9When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,
  4. 2 Kings 17:24Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.
  5. 2 Kings 17:30The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima,
  6. 2 Chronicles 13:4Then Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim in the hill country of Ephraim and said, “Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel!
  7. Isaiah 10:9“Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus?
  8. Ezekiel 27:8The men of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen. Your men of skill, O Tyre, were there as your captains.
  9. Ezekiel 47:16On the north side it will extend from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon through Lebo-hamath to Zedad, Berothah, and Sibraim (which is on the border between Damascus and Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran.
  10. Zechariah 9:2and also against Hamath,which borders it,as well as Tyre and Sidon,though they are very shrewd.

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