Table of Nations
Many of the tribes living in the Middle East, between the time of Abraham and the time of Christ, have a genealogical connection to the Patriarchs or their descendants. This list, taken from the Book of Genesis, gives the details of that genealogy.
- Noah, father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth
-
- Ham, father of Canaan (Canaanites)
-
- Canaan, father of Sidon, Hittites, Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashities, Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites
- Terah (descendant of Shem), father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran
-
- Abram and Hagar, parents of Ishmael (Ishmaelites)
- Abram and Keturah, parents of Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian (Midianites), Ishbak, Shuah
- Nahor and Milcah, parents of Uz, Buz, Kemuel,Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel
-
- Kemuel, father of Aram (Arameans)
- Bethuel, father of Laban and Rebeccah
-
- Laban, father of Leah and Rachel
- Nahor and Reumah, parents of Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah
- Haran, father of Lot
-
- Lot and his older daughter, parents of Moab (Moabites)
- Lot and his younger daughter, parents of Ben-ammi (Ammonites)
- Abraham and Sarah, parents of Isaac
- Isaac and Rebekah, parents of Jacob, Esau (Edomites)
-
- Esau and Adah, parents of Eliphaz
-
- Eliphaz and Timna, parents of Amalek (Amalekites)
- Jacob and Leah, parents of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun
- Jacob and Rachel, parents of Joseph, Benjamin
- Jacob and Bilhah, parents of Dan, Naphtali
- Jacob and Zilpah, parents of Gad, Asher
- Joseph and Asenath, parents of Manasseh, Ephraim
The twelve tribes of Israel include ten of the sons of Jacob, (excluding Levi and Joseph) and the two sons of Joseph.
Read more about this topic: Patriarchs (Bible)
Famous quotes containing the words table and/or nations:
“When the painted birds laugh in the shade,
When our table with cherries and nuts is spread:
Come live, and be merry, and join with me
To sing the sweet chorus of ‘Ha, ha, he!’”
—William Blake (1757–1827)
“Organize first for knowledge, first with the object of making us know ourselves as a nation, for we have to do that before we can be of value to other nations of the world and then organize to accomplish the things that you decide to want. And ... don’t make decisions with the interest of youth alone before you. Make your decisions because they are good for the nation as a whole.”
—Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962)