Q. How did the Nations form?
After God judged mankind at Babel the people were scattered, North, South & East. They became different ethnic groups, nations speaking different languages according to Noah`s three sons.
Shem, Ham & Japheth.
`These were the sons of Shem (or Ham, or Japheth) according to their families,
according to their languages, in their lands, according to their nations.` (Gen. 10: 31. 5, 20)
ARABIA: Shem`s sons settled in Arabia and to the east.
`...their dwelling-place was from Mesha as you go toward Sephar, the mountains of the east.`(Gen. 10: 30)
AFRICA: Ham`s sons settled in Africa to the South.
Nimrod, a descendant of Ham was a mighty hunter & his descendants worked their way up the Tigris river, then south through Canaan to Africa. (summary) (Gen. 10: 9 & 19)
EUROPE: Japheth`s sons settled in Europe to the north.
`...from these the coastland peoples of the Gentiles were separated into their own lands...`(Gen. 10: 5)
Nation – Gk. word `ethnos,` meaning a race of the same habit, a tribe of people.
After God judged mankind at Babel the people were scattered, North, South & East. They became different ethnic groups, nations speaking different languages according to Noah`s three sons.
Shem, Ham & Japheth.
`These were the sons of Shem (or Ham, or Japheth) according to their families,
according to their languages, in their lands, according to their nations.` (Gen. 10: 31. 5, 20)
ARABIA: Shem`s sons settled in Arabia and to the east.
`...their dwelling-place was from Mesha as you go toward Sephar, the mountains of the east.`(Gen. 10: 30)
AFRICA: Ham`s sons settled in Africa to the South.
Nimrod, a descendant of Ham was a mighty hunter & his descendants worked their way up the Tigris river, then south through Canaan to Africa. (summary) (Gen. 10: 9 & 19)
EUROPE: Japheth`s sons settled in Europe to the north.
`...from these the coastland peoples of the Gentiles were separated into their own lands...`(Gen. 10: 5)
Nation – Gk. word `ethnos,` meaning a race of the same habit, a tribe of people.
