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[A total of 30 descendants of Ham are mentioned. Ham's sons mainly moved southwest towards Egypt and North Africa, but also to the Arabian Peninsula. Canaan (who lived in the land of Canaan that the Israelites conquered) also belongs to this group.]
The sons of Cham (Ham) were:
Cush [meaning "black"; corresponds to the African kingdom of Nubia; present-day southern Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan] and
Mitsrajim [Egypt] and
Put (Hebr. Pot) [corresponds to present-day Libya, see ; ; ] and
Canaan [present-day Israel].
The sons of Ham were:
Cush [African kingdom of Nubia; present-day southern Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan]
and Mizraim [Egypt]
and Put (Hebr. Pot) [corresponds to present-day Libya, see ; ; ]
and Canaan [present-day Israel].
Mount the horses
and prepare the chariots
and let the mighty men (men in their prime, full of their own strength and power) go forth.
Cush [present-day Ethiopia and Sudan] and Put (Hebr. Pot) [corresponds to present-day Libya] to handle the shield,
the Lodites to handle and bend the bow.
Persia and Lod and Put [present-day Libya – west of Egypt]
were in your army, the warriors.
They hung their shields and helmets on you
and they displayed your beauty.
Cush [present-day Ethiopia and Sudan – south of Egypt]
and Put [present-day Libya – west of Egypt]
and Lod [probably on the other side of the Mediterranean – north of Egypt]
and all the mixed peoples (non-Jews)
and Cush [probably an area in Libya]
and the sons of the land who are in covenant [may refer to Jews living in Egypt],
shall fall with them by the sword. [Cush, Put, and Lod are also mentioned in .]
Persia [present-day Iran], Cush [present-day Ethiopia and Sudan], and Put [present-day Libya] are with them, all with shields and helmets,
Kush [present-day Sudan and parts of Ethiopia] and Egypt were your strength
and it was unlimited.
Put [present-day Libya] and the Libyans
were your helpers.
