by
Harold Hemenway
FORWORD by Keith Hunt
The following pages are the result of very extensive research
done by Harold Hemenway(Box 88401, Seattle, Wash., 98188, U.S.A.
That may not today, as I enter this study on my Website in 2003 -
be his address) in 1988.
Mr. Hemenway believes that ALL three sons of Noah were WHITE - I
do not necessarily hold that opinion. As he states, the name
"HAM" means "burned" or "black" in Hebrew. So it is quite
possible Noah and his wife named him "Ham" because he was just
that - burned or black in color. If this was so then Japheth
could have been of the Oriental color and look, and Shem the
Caucasian type. And the three men's wives may have been Caucasian
or Ham's dark - Japheth's yellow - Shem's white.
What I am saying is that Noah and his wife MAY have had within
their GENES the ability to produce the three basic
races(B1ack,Yellow and White).
Mr.Hemenway does say that Ham produced either BLACK or WHITE
descendants - Japheth either ORIENTAL or WHITE, as shown by the
results of his study on the migration of the peoples listed in
Gen. 10. So somewhere the GENE factor had to come into play to
produce the races we have on earth today.
As the area was re-populated by these 8 persons after the Flood I
feel confident in saying God's hand was guiding to produce the 3
races. Of course it had to have been this way somehow, for those
who believe God created the human family of persons.
QUOTE:
The name "HAM" literally means "burned" or "black" in Hebrew. He
gave his name to Egypt (Ps.78:51; 105:23; 106:22) and monuments
testify that the country was called "Chem" or "Chemi" (in Coptic
and Sahidic dialects). Indeed, the offspring of HAM'S marriage
(Gen.10:6-20) leave no doubt that it was a black/white marriage.
HAM'S portion was "beyond the Gihon (Geon = Nile in Ant.1:1:3 ,
to the south."
"CUSH" means "black" in Hebrew, and the Greek name for CUSH was
"AETHIOPS" (cp. Jer.13:23). Egyptian monumental scriptions call
the land south of Egypt "Keesh" (modern Geez). Tell el Amarna
tablets call this land "Kashi." CUSH" also settled in INDIA
(Hindu Kush; Kashmir; Chushul; Cossoea; Susiana [Chuzistan]) and
became knon as "Asiatic Ethiopian" (Herodotus 3:94). They're
"just like the outhern Ethiopians, except ... their hair is
straight" Her.7:70; see also Strabo 1:111,119,129). Cush's
portion as "toward the east" in Africa (and India) (Jub.9:1).
"MIZRAIM" is EGYPT in Genesis 50:11 and the Hebrew "misayim" is
commonly translated "EGYPT" in the Bible. In Arabic, "Masr" is
the name of Cairo or of Egypt even today. "Mizraim" means "two
lands," probably referring to Upper and Lower Egypt. But MIZRAIM
also migrated to a land in S.E. ASIA MINOR called "Musr" or
"Musri" mentioned in secular ecords. Shalmaneser 3 got Bactrian
camels from Musri, indicating Asia Minor (see also 1 Ki.10:28; 2
Ki.7:6; 2 Ch.1:16-17 where "Kue" is Cilicia). Possibly the
"Mossi" (UPER VOLTA) and "Masai" (KENYA: TANZANIA) are colonies.
The "Gypsies" take their name from Egypt.
"PHUT" named the river "Phut" in N. AFRICA (Pliny's Nat. Hist.).
In Coptic (Ancient Egyptian), LIBYA is known as PHIAIT (both LXX
and Ant.1:6:2 agree). "PHUT" is also idenified with SOMALILAND
(and YEMEN since on both sides of Red sea) via the Egyptian
"Punt" (or "Pwent") reference by Ebers. Confirmation comes from a
Babylonian tablet mentiong "Putu-yaman" (Put Yemen) and the
Persian inscription of Naash-i-Rustem naming PUTU (meaning
SOMALILAND). A branch migrated east becoming the RAJPUTS of
INDIA. PHUT settled central Africa (Jub.9:1; from LIBYA). A
colony of Phut sailed to S.AMERICA naming the "Putumayo River"
there. Arabs took slaves from central Africa to ARABIA, IRAN and
INDIA (Funk and Wagnalls, 24:17).
"CANAAN" is scattered all around the Mediterranean (see article
on MOORS, PHOENICIANS, etcetera). Canaan's portion was "to the
west" of Phut (Jub.9:1) or on the west cast of Africa. Called
"Agenor" by the Greeks, he gave his name to the AEGEAN SEA. Greek
sources like Philo of Byblos and Stephanus of Byzantium mention
the "Kna'(an)" and coins from PHOENICIA bear this name "Kna" or
"Knaan." Greek mythology" says KUMARBI or CRONUS (CANAAN)
castrated Uranus Anu (Noah) so was cursed with being a "servant
of serants" (Gen.9:25-27). The "Kanuri" (NIGERIA) and "Kongo"
CONGO) are colonies. Many N.AMERICAN slaves came from NIGERIA
(Acad. Am. 17:356) and BRAZILIAN from W. Africa.
"SEBA" is the Sabeans in S. ARABIA (modern town: As Sabya)
(Ant.1:6:2). The native name of the island of MERGE (near Egypt
and Ethiopia - Isa.43:3; 45:14) is SUBA (see Josephus) in SUDAN
today! Dravidians (of INDIA and CEYLON) were anciently called
"SIBAE" (Smith's Class. Dict.). An INDIAN god is called "SIVA" -
"Sabah" province and the city of "Sibu" are located in Malaysia.
"HAVILAH" is identified with INDIA (Ant.1:1:3; Targum Yonathan).
A city called "Havelian" is located on the upper Indus River,
between Pakistan and Kashmir. HAVILAH also settled in a district
in upper YEMEN called "Khawlans" (see Rabbi Aaron Marcus and the
J.F.B.Commentary). Strabo mentions the "Chaulotaioi" and
"Huwaila" of BAHRAIN.
"SABTAH" is identified with "Saubatha" (Ptolemy 6:7,38) or
"Sabota" (Plin 6:32; 12:32), an old trading city on the south
coast of ARABIA. Ptolemy also mentions the "Saphtha" near the
ARABIAN shore of the Persian Gulf. Targum Yonathan identifies
SABTAH as Smadai, a Cushite tribe, possibly the Somalis
(SOMALILAND) or Assamese (INDIA). Josephus says SABTAH is the
"Astaborans" (ETHIOPIA - Strabo map 14).
"RAAMAH" is identified as Lubai (LYBIANS) and Mavryatinos
(MAURETANIA) (Tar um Yonathan; cp. Yevamoth 63a; Sifri,
Deut.3:20). RAAMAH is the INDIAN god "Rama." Also, the Pharaohs
of EGYPT called themselves "Rameses" after him. Strabo says the
Rhammanitae are in S.W.ARABIA (16:4:24). The city of Regma (and
Rums) are in S.E.ARABIA (Ptol.6:7:14).
"SABTECA" is rendered "Sabaitic mouth" when describing
the Red Sea harbor of ETHIOPIA'S coast (Strabo 16:4:8; known as
"Sabaiticum Ostium" on map 14). Targumm Yonathan calls SABTECA
"Zingain," possibly the "Zeugis" of Africa.
"SHEBA" is another branch of the SABEANS (Ant.1:6:2) so is in
YEMEN. INDIA and SUDAN branches are possible (see SEBA).
"DEDAN" founded the city of Dedan in central ARABIA called
"ed-dagan" up to 1200 A.D. and El-Ula today. He also gave his
name to "Daden" or "Aden," a port city and island on the south
side of YEMEN. A branch migrated to western ETHIOPIA where the
Judadeans live (Josephus). The Targum Yonathan has M'zag which
may be the Mazices of N. AFRICA.
"NIMROD" built eight towns in MESOPOTAMIA: Babel (the BABYLONIAN
Empire), fifteen miles east of "Birs Nimroud." Erech (modern
Warka in S.Iraq). Accad (the AKKADIAN Empire). In this region is
a primitive monument, 125 feet high and 400 feet in
circumference, called "Tel Nimroud" by the grabs. Calneh (Nippur
or Nofar-Ninfi of the Talmud, Yoma l0a). The land of Shinar is
the SUMERIAN Empire. Nineveh (capital of the ASSYRIAN Empire, "th
land of Nimrod" - Micah 5:6). Rehoboth (the ruins 32 miles S.W.
of Mayadin). Calah (Nimrod ruins). Resen (Aktispon or Ctesphon,
Yoma l0a).
"LUDIM" are located west of LIBYA according to their position at
the head of the list of Mizraim's sons. But the Targum Yonathan
renders Ludim "Givatai" which could be derived from Gipt, Egypt
or Copt, indicating EGYPT.
"ANAMIM" could be located in LIBYA since a people of Cyrene
called ANAMI are mentioned in a cuneiform text of the time of
Sargon II (JPOS, I [1921], 191f.). But the Targum Yonathan calls
the Animim "Martiorti" or "Mariotai." These are the people from
the district of Mareotis in lower EGYPT which also has a town
called Marea in it. Yet we also find names like "Maori" and
"Maurusi" in LIBYA, perhaps the same people (Strabo, map 15).
Interestingly, we find darkskinned, Caucasian types in POLYNESIA
today called "Maori" who defeated dark-skinned "Moriori" the
Marmaridae of Egypt? Strabo, map 15) (Funk & Wagnalls, 19:78).
"LEHABIM" are the "Lebu" or "Rebu" of Egyptian inscriptions who
gave their name to LIBYA. Josephus confirms this (1:6:2). Lehabim
means "red people" and today we find people with "reddish brown
skin called "Fula." They are numerous from W.SUDAN all the way to
SENEGAL on the Atlantic coast (Encyc. Brit. art. "Fula," vol.ll).
The "Luba" who live today in ZAIRE may be related (Acad. Am.
1:135).
"NAPHTUHIM" designates the worshippers of "Ptah" who were
Memphites and whose capital was "Na-Ptah," (the habitation of
Ptah) contracted into NOPH (Isa.19:13,etc.) (Memphis).In S.EGYPT
we find the capital city of "Napata" also.
"PATHRUSIM" dwelt in PATHROS, or upper EGYPT. "Pathros" means
"people of the south land" (upper Egypt) in Egyptian. This is the
area around Thebes which has been called "Nomos Phaturites" on
occasion. They moved to CRETE (see below).
"CASLUHIM" are the Nasamones (LXX), a powerful tribe of LIBYANS.
Herodotus affirms that the Nasamones are LIBYANS Histories,
2:32). Targum Yonathan calls the "Casluhim" "Pentpoletai,"
probably "Pentapolis" (CYRENAICA) in LIBYA also. They moved to
CRETE (see below). "Zulus" in S.AFRICA may have come from
Casluhim.
"PHILISTIM" originated on the island of CAPHTOR (CRETE) according
to secular and biblical history (Deut.2:23; Jer. 47:4; Am.9:7).
From here they migrated to PALESTINE in the 12th century
(PHILISTINES or PELETHITES) and then to ETHIOPIA as the FALASHAS.
The FULANI of NIGERIA may be another colony. Others stayed in
PALESTINE (Zech.9:5-7).
"CAPHTORIM" gave his name to CAPHTOR (CRETE) since he, like the
Philistines, came from Pathrusim and Casluhim (Gen.10:14). They
went to CAPPADOCIA (LXX and Targum) and to EGYPT as COPTS and to
Palestine as CHERETHITES ("Cretans" -- LXX) (see Deut.2:23; 1
Sam.30:14; Ez.25:16; Zeph.2:5). According to the Midrash, a
branch of the Caphtorim became the PYGMIES of the CHAD, C.A.R.,
SUDAN area. The "KAFIRS" of INDIA may be another branch (see
Acad. Amer. 2:243).
"SIDON" or Zidon was the capital of PHOENICIA, so the "Sidonians"
(Judges 18:7) are found in LEBANON, CYPRUS, SICILY, SARDINIA,
SPAIN and N.AFRICA. These are the Phoenician colonies of history
(Acad. Am., 15:250). Even when TYRE later grew to greatness
(Josh.l9:29), the kingdom was still called "Sidonian"
(1 Ki.16:31; Homer) although possibly MEDITERRANEAN and
TYRRHENIAN got their names from TYRE. The "SIDAMO" peoples of
ETHIOPIA and "SIDONES" of BULGARIA (Strabo map 6) may be
colonies.
"HETH" is the Hittites (Gen.15:19-21; 23:10) of PALESTINE and
later possibly the Neo-Hittites of north SYRIA but not the
Indo-European Hittites of Asia Minor who were ASSYRIANS that
invaded Hittite land, took the name "CHETTAIO1" or HITTITE, with
a capital called "Khattusha" and cities called Karaman" and
"Carchemish." (art. Hittites" in I.S.B.E.). These "Hittites"
became the tribes of "Chatti," "Chattuari," "Germans" and
"Cherusci" of GERMANY! .... (see Strabo map 6) These Hittites
were feared (2 Ki.7:6-7).
"JEBUSITES" inhabited the Jerusalem area (Joshua 15:63; Judges
19:10) and then went to EBUSUS Island off the coast of SPAIN
(Strabo map 3) and other Phoenician colonies possibly. The "Ibo"
and "Ibibio" of NIGERIA may be branches.
"AM0RITES" inhabited PALESTINE (Gen.15:16) and are the "Amurru"
of the Amarna letters. Today they are known as the MOORS of
MOROCCO, MAURITANIA, PORTUGAL, SPAIN, SICILY, ITALY, BRAZIL and
even N.AMERICA. The "Amhara" -of ETHIOPIA may be a colony. Even
in MANCHURIA we find an Amur R.
"GIRGASHITES" were displaced from PALESTINE and so moved to
AFRICA (Rashi on Ex.33:2 & 34:11; Yerushalmi, Shabbath :31),
specifically CARTHAGE (founded by Phoenicians!) where we find
frequent personal names such as "Grgshy," "Grgsh," and "Grgshm"
in the vowelless Punic texts there. Another branch of the
Girgashites may have become the "GARGARIANS" who moved to the
Caucasus region (Strabo) and then named Russian GEORGIA. Other
names which may be related are "Gergesenes" (Matt.8:28, KJV) and
"Kirkishati" Assyr.tab.) Another possible location is western
ASIA MINOR where we find the town of "Gargara" and the 'Gargarus
Mt." and where the people were known as "GERGITHIANS" (vol.6,
pp.35,139 of Strabo).
"HIVITES" are identified as "HORITES" by comparing Genesis 36:20
with 36:2. The LXX of Genesis 34:2 and Joshua 9:7 says "Horite"
instead of the Masoretic Text's "Hivite." HORITES aren't HURRIANS
(see Wycliffe Bible Encyc., vol.l,p.810). The Hivites weren't
destroyed or forced out of PALESTINE (Joshua 9:27; 11:19). But
the "Ewe" of TOGO and BENIN may be Hivites and the "Herero" of
NAMIBIA Horites.
"ARKITES" moved from Arca (Tel Arka, Syria), Phoenicia, to
ARKADIA Greece and possibly the city of Archaea nearby in ASIA
MINOR (Lempriere's, p.67). One branch even migraed to N.AMERICA
as the "Arikara" Indians. Not all Indian tribes were Mongoloid
(p.19, Langer's World History).
"SINITES" gave their name to the "Wilderness of Sin" and "Mount
Sinai" originally. An Assyrian diety who established "laws and
justice" among men according to Ur's monuments was known as "Sin"
(ancestor worship). But his descendants moved eastward as the
"SINAE" and became the most eastern nation in the world according
to Ptolemy (Lempriere's lass. Dict., p.585). Passing through
China, these BLACK people gave their name to that region also and
even today China is identified by the prefix "SINO-" and we see
SIAN, SINKIANG, SHANGHAI, SHENSI, SHANTUNG, SHEN-YANG, TIENTSIN,
FU-SHUN, etcetera. But Isaiah 49:12 mentions the land of "Sinim"
as a location from where Israelites (Caucasians) are gathered.
The Vulgate renders "Sinim" as AUSTRALI." Indeed, both the BLACK
aboriginees and the WHITE Caucasian Israelites are found today in
AUSTRALIA, not China. Smaller colonies are in INDIA ("Sindhi"),
CEYLON ("Sinhalese") and AFRICA ("Senufo" of IVORY COAST;
"Ashanti" of GHANA; "San" of BOTSWANA; "Shona" of MOZAMBIQUE;
Songhai" of SUDAN and UPPER VOLTA). (see 2:243 and 1:145 of Acad.
Am. Encyc.)
"ARVADITES" lived in Arvad - a Phoenician port city. They dwelt
off the Phoenician coast on the island of Aradus (Ruad). Strabo
speaks of the "ARADIANS" in the present tense as still dwelling
in these areas when he wrote in the first century (16:2:12-14).
They had a colony in the Persian Gulf area (Strabo vo1.7, p.369)
and may have planted a colony in S.E.ASIA (IRRAWADDY sounds alot
like "Yaruwaddas," the Hittite form of ARVAD) (I.S.B.E. 3:1400)
which later became the BLACKS of Melanesia, Micronesia and/or
Polynesia since no BLACKS live in S.E.ASIA today!
"ZEMARITES" lived in Zemar - a Phoenician coast city ("Simyra" -
Strabo 16:2:12) but were displaced by Aradians and may have moved
to "Semurium" near ROME (Cic.Phi1.6,6). They also had a colony in
the Persian Gulf area and may have gone to INDONESIA and the
PHILIPPINES where we find "Semarang" city and SUMATRA island,
SAMAR Province and Sea. "Samarinda" is a city in BORNEO. Since
very few BLACKS live in these areas, the Zemarites probably moved
to Melanesia, Micronesia and/or Polynesia.
"HAMATHITES" were called "HEMATH" (Am.6:14) and "AMATHIS"
(1 Macc.12:25) was a city in Syria on the banks of the Orontes
(called Hamah today). The "AMATHUSIANS" apparently moved to
CYPRUS (Strabo 8:3:8) and named a city there "AMATHUS" (14:6:3;
see Ptolemy 5,C.14.). From there a branch apparently moved to
MACEDONIA (called "EMATHIA" in ancient times). A city by the same
name could be found near the sea (Strabo vol.3, p.329; see map
7).
It is clear that HAM'S portion was "beyond the Gihon (Geon = Nile
in Ant.1:1:3), toward the south" and that this territory was
further sub-divided with "Ques (Cush) toward the east, and to the
west of him for Phud (Phut), and to the west of him for Kainan
(Canaan) toward the west of the sea," Truly, "the land of Ham is
hot" (Jubilees 8 and 9).
JAPHETH
But what about Japheth? The name "JAPHETH" literally means "to
enlarge or expand" in Hebrew. Genesis 9:27 states that "God shall
enlarge Japheth." Which of the three races has the largest
population today? According to volume 14 of the 1974 edition of
Encyclopedia Britannca, "The MONGOLOID peoples, not including the
American Indians, account for over 71 percent of the world's
population of 3,500,000,000" (p.845). Yes, JAPHETH must have
married an oriental woman as his very name suggests, not only by
its meaning, but also by its sounding like JAPAN! JAPHETH is
"Iapetos," one of the Titans and the father of the GREEKS
according to legend! He is also "Iyapeti," the supposed ancestor
of the ARYANS in INDIA. His portion was "beyond the river Tina
(Tanais or Don), toward the north of the exit of its waters, and
it goes toward the northeast the whole district of Lag, and all
the east thereof (Siberia?). And it goes toward the north to the
north, and goes to the mountains of Kilt (Sikhote-Alin Mts.?),
toward the north and toward the sea Mauk (Okhotsk Sea?), and it
goes toward the east of Gadir (Gedrosa or Pakistan?) over toward
the coast of the water of the sea. And it proceeds until it
approaches the west of Para (Phyrnes or Himalayas?), and returns
toward Apherag (Phrygians or Turkey?) and goes toward the east,
towards the waters of the sea Meat (Maeotis or Azov Sea). And it
goes toward the shore of the river Tina (Tanais or Don), toward
the east of the north, until it approaches to the shore of the
waters thereof, toward the mountain Rafa (Urals?), and it bends
toward the north." Truly, "it is cold" territory that was given
to JAPHETH (Jubilees 8:22-25). But the children from this
marriage provide even more proof it was a white/oriental union.
"GOMER" gave his name to the "Cimmerians" of Anatolia or "Cimbri"
of the classics. Thus, Herodotus, Plutarch, and others identify
him with the district of Cimmeria, north of the Black Sea -
called "Crimea" today - but later Cimmerians were Nordic (Odyssey
11:12-19), not oriental. Just as Hosea prophesied, Nordic Israel
would be known by the name "Gomer" (Hos.1:3). This is why even
Josephus thinks "GOMER" is the Galatians or Gauls (1:6:1). But
"GOMER'S" portion was "toward the east" (Jub.9:7). He moved to
S.E.ASIA and gave his name to the "Khmer Empire" and people
there, specifically CAMBODIA today (2:194 and 17:231 of 1974
Britannica). Before moving east, "GOMER" traveled extensively in
SPAIN and ITALY ("Gomera," - Canary Island; "Camarina" Sicily,
3:59,81; "Camarium" Umbria, 2:369; "Gomaro," 3:301).
"MAGOG" means "the land of Gog" (Ez.38:2 & 39:6). Arabs believe
the descendants of Gog and Magog inhabit the northern eastern
parts of ASIA (Art. "Gog," McClintock and Strong Encyc.). Arab
writers referred to the Great Wall of CHINA as the "wall of al
Magog" (Rabbi Aaron Marcus, Kesseth HaSofer p.112a). The word
"MONGOL" is actually spelled "MOGOL," a corruption of MAGOG.
Originally Magog lived in Scythia (Ant.1:6:1; Jerome) and in the
14th century B.C. kingdom of Gog in Armenia (Tell Amarna
Letters). Even Gyges of Lydia may have been related. The Magyars
of Europe, Mogollons of Arizona, Mohegans of Boston and the
Omagua, Omaguaca and Yagua Indians of S.A. are other branches
besides "the inner portions of the north" (Jub.9:7).
"MADAI" became the MEDES (Josephus) who were also called ARIANS
(Herodotus 7:62). One branch moved to INDIA and became the
"Aryans" there while another branch went to a "wintry land"
(Strabo vol.7,p.9). Herodotus 5:9 mentions that a people who
"dress in the Median fashion" and "claim to be colonists from
Media" live "north of Thrace" "beyond the Danube" (ROMANIA,
POLAND, UKRAINE). Pliny mentions "the river Don, where the
inhabitants are ... said to be descended from the Medes" (book 6,
sec.11) (UKRAINE). Truly Madai's portion was "to the west of his
two brothers, unto the islands and unto the coasts of the
islands" (Jub.9:8) But the "Maidu" Indians went to CALIFORNIA and
"Shoshone" (from Shushan, capital of Medo-Persia) Indians to U.S.
"JAVAN" is found in Assyrian relics as "Yavnan" or "Yunan" and on
Egyptian monuments as "Uoinim" or "Ionians." The same Hebrew word
is translated "Javan" in some O.T. passages and "GREECE" in
others! Amarna Tablets mention "Yivana" as being in the land of
TYRE and yet a large branch of JAVAN went east. CHINA'S YUNNAN
Province (Funk and Wagnalls, 6:168) and it's Yuan dynasty and
river (Acad. Am., 20:338) both indicate this. ("Y" and "I" were
predecessors of the modern "J"). JAVAN'S portion was "all the
islands" (Jub.9:8) which couples nicely with Javan being
identified as "isles afar off" (Isa.66:19) from Jerusalem. The
"Javanese" live on the island of JAVA in INDONESIA. TAIWAN is a
corruption of "TAJAVAN," and by changing the to "V" to "B" and
then to "P" (a common practice) we get JAPAN! The "Yana" and
"Oyana" Indians of CALIFORNIA and BRAZIL (Acad. Am., 11:124 and
MADAGASCAR are all colonies.
"TUBAL" lived in IBERIA (Ant.1:6:1). SPANISH (Iberians) call
themselves centuvals or people of TUVAL: But this is wrong since
the "Western Iberians" moved "to the regions beyond the Pontus
and Colchis" (Strabo 1:3:21 and map 11) and called this second
area "IBERIA" also. Herodotus calls them Tibareni and links them
to the Moschi (3:94). These peoples moved north! Assyrian
monuments associate the "Tabali" or "Tibareni" with a city in
RUSSIA - TOBOLSK - near the Tobol River in Siberia (from Subartu
or Subaria in eastern Anatolia, where Tubal originally dwelt).
RUSSIA Rosh) is linked in Ezekiel 38:2, RV. Minor colonies of
TUBAL became the CANADIAN Ottawa Indians and the Pacific Island
nation of "Tuvalu." TUBAL'S portion was "between the tongue which
approaches toward the side of the portion of Lud (LYDIA in
W.Asia Minor, so probably the Black Sea tongue) to the second
tongue (Caspian Sea?), unto beyond the second tongue into the
third tongue" (Aral Sea?) (Jubilees 9:9) later to move further
eastward. Another clony is the "Ipurina" (Iberian) Indians of
S.A.
"MESHECH" dwelt between the Cyrus and Phasis Rivers (Caucasus
area) in the time of Strabo (11:2:14-16) and was known as
"Moschi." (See Herodotus 3:94 and 7:78). Indeed, the capital of
Cappadocia (ancient Meshech in central Turkey - Ant.1:6:1 and
Herod.1:72) was called "Mazaca," just as today we find the
capital of RUSSIA is "Moscow" from the Muskeva River. Anciently,
RUSSIA itself was known by the name "Muskovi." (See Ez.38:2 also)
The "Muskogee" (S.E. U.S.), "Mescalero" (TEXAS), "Mosquito"
(NICARAGUA), "Mochica" ECUADOR), "Macusi" (GUYANA), and "Mocovi"
Indians (ARGENINA) are other colonies of MESHECH besides "beyond
the third tongue (Aral Sea?), until it approaches to the east
Gadir (Gedrosia or Pakistan?)" (Jub.9:10) which colony later
migrated northwest to Moscow.
"TIRAS" is called "Tursha" in an Egyptian document of the 3th
century B.C., who were members of a sea confederacy - perhaps the
piratical Tyrsenians who lived on the Aegean slands. The
THRACIANS (Ant.l:6:1) and ETRUSCANS (of ITALY) ame from him. We
read that the "Tearus" River ran through THRACE (Herod.4:89)
which may be the same as the "Tyras" River (Dniester - Strabo
1:2:1). Thracians were known as "red" men by Greek writers
(Encyc. Brit., art. "Thrace") and inhabited the Mediterranean
islands (Yov'loth 9:14) or "four great islands in the midst of
the sea, which approach o the portion of Ham (Africa)"
(Jub.9:11). In fact, many Aegean islands bear names very similar
to the names of American Indians: Xios or Ios (SIOUX and XIUS),
Sikinos (STQUIAS of Honduras), Piraeus (PIROS or PEIRAIEIS of
Chihuuahua), Tenos (the TENOCHTITLAN Island of Mexican Aztecs),
.................
TO BE CONTINUED
Migration of the Nations #2Where the nations of Gen.10 are today by
Harold Hemenway
Aquis (HAQUIOS of Guatemala), Andros (ANDROA of Oregon), Anafe
(ANAFES of Brazil), Leros (LECOS of Brazil), Patmos (PATOES of
Columbia, S.A.), Naxos (NAHOAS and NAVAHOS), etcetera. TIRAS also
branched out into the Mysians, Maeones or Meiones (cp. Strabo
7:3:2 & 12:3:20) which may have taken their name from the Greek
goddess Maia, and today in Guatemala and Mexico are MAYAS.
Another branch called Thynians (7:3:2) became the TINNE Indians
(Gr. Thyni) of Canada. The Carians (13:1:58-59) on the Aegean
shore now live in the Caribbean, known as CARIB Indians. A branch
called Amazones in W.Asia Minor (12:3:21) moved to South America
as the AMAZON Indians and named the river. Also the TARASCOS of
Mexico (from TIRAS) (see "Roots Of The American Indian" by
Benjamin Rea for the above identities) and the TUSCARORA Indians
of the U.S. Atlantic coast area from the Etruscan province of
Tuscany are branches. Other namesakes are the AZTECS (from
Astacus - 12:4:2), the CHEYENNE (from the Pelasgian Chians -
13:3:3), the MALAYSIANS who named the HIMALAYAS (from Milyas
[Lycia], p.381 Lempriere's), the TURKMEN of central Asia who took
their name from TURKEY which got its name from Tirac or TIRAS,
the nation of PERU which took its name from the Etruscan
city-state of "Perugia" (Acad. Am. 7:258) or the Greek province
of EPEIRUS (Srabo's map 7), Italy's Tarentum anciently called
TIRAS and the TARUS (Taro) was a river there (p.270, Rawlinson).
"Picts" of SCOTLAND and Milyas of MADAGASCAR are also branches
too. TIRAS'S sons tattoo themselves 7:5:4) also!
"ASHKENAZ" is a compound word meaning "race of As," or ASIA. The
Talmud also renders the name ASIA (Tar um Yonathan; Targum on 1
Ch.1:6; Yerushalmi, Megillah 1:9). Since his father went "toward
the east" (Jub.9:7), it makes sense to associate him with the
"ASII" (Strabo's map 12) in the "Tashkent" and "Tashkurghan"
areas. In TIBET is the city of "Cha-hsi-kang." The names
"Eskimos" "Kaskas" (B.C.) bear a slight resemblance also.
ASHKENAZ probably gave his name to ASIA MINOR (where we find
"Ascanian Lake" - 12:4:5) (indicated by Jer.51:27) before moving
to S.RUSSIA!
"RIPHATH" became the Ripheans, later called Paphlagonians
(Ant.1:6:1), on the shores of the Black Sea by the "Rhebas" River
in Bithynia (Pliny 6:4) or Rifas River (see Kesseth HaSofer
113a). They moved north and named the "Rhipaean" Mountains
(Strabo 7:3:1; Pliny 4:26) called "Carpathian Mountains" today in
Romania and Czechoslovakia. Here they named "Europe." As they
moved east, they named the Urals "Rafu" or "Rafa Hills"
(Jub.8:10,14). A branch also moved to the "Karpathos" Island in
the Aegean from where the "Papago" Indians (S.W.U.S.) and North
American ARAPAHOES came! The main branch followed father Gomer to
S.E.ASIA as the KHMERS (Gomer), PAPUANS (Paphlagonians), ARAPESH
(Riphath), and PHILIPINOS (Gr. Peloponnesus from Paphlagonia?).
But even in BRAZIL we find the "Urupa" and "Arupai" Indians!
"TOGARMAH" migrated to ARMENIA. The ARMENIANS trace their
ancestry clear back to Haik, the son of Torgom (Moses of Khor, I,
4, secs.9-11). "Tigranocerta" was the ancient capital of ARMENIA.
But the Bible locates TOGARMAH "in the uttermost parts of the
north" (Amplified B.; Lamsa) or "northernmost" (Jerusalem Bible;
Ez.38:6) which is SIBERIA where the TUNGUS dwell today. The
"Tahagmiut" Indians of QUEBEC may be another branch. Togarmah
became the Phrygians (Ant.1:6:1) or Brigians (Strabo v.3, p.177).
In the 9th century, King Joseph of Khazaria wrote: "We have found
in the family registers of our fathers that Togarma had ten sons,
and the names of their offspring are as follows: Uigur ("Uighurs"
of W.CHINA), Dursu, Avars ("Avari" of RUSSIAN GEORGIA), Huns
("Huns" of HUNGARY), Basilii (named the "Basilan Islands,"
PHILIPPINES), Tarniakh, Khazar (Ashkenazi "Jews" from KHAZARIA ,
Zagora, Bulgars (BULGARIA), Sabir (SIBERIA)." (Koester s
Thirteenth Tribe, p.64).
"ELISHAH" corresponds to cuneiform "ALASHIYA" or CYPRUS
(Ez.27:7). The Iliad mentions the Eilesian peoples. The Amarna
and Ugaritic Tablets mention the Alasians, people apparently from
CYPRUS. But Josephus identifies ELISHAH as the "Aeolians" (1:6:1)
who lived on LESBOS (Herod.1:151). LISBON, PORTUGAL was
apparently a colony. The land of "Elis" in S.GREECE (Iliad 2:615)
and the names HELLESPONT, HELLENISTS and HELLAS (Iliad 2:681)
also are related. Since Javan went east to islands (Isa.66:19;
Jub.9:8), he may have also become the ALEUT Indians of ALASKA'S
archipelago via his son ELISHAH. The phonetics agree.
"TARSHISH" is identified with CILICIA (Josephus), whose capital
was Tarsus. The Bible shows that TARSHISH was accessible by ship
(1 Ki.10:22; Jon.1:3) and traded "silver iron, tin, and lead"
(Ez.27:12). "Tarshish" actually means "a refinery or smelting
plant" (Akkad.) where metals were mined. According to Herodotus,
a place called Tartessus is located just outside the Pillars of
Heracles (4:152; 1:163) in SPAIN (Strabo's map 3) which has many
mineral resources including all four listed above (p.213, vol.24,
Funk & Wagnalls). The Nora Stele (9th cen. B.C. Phoen. inscr.)
mentions a SARDINIAN Tarshish - probably the city of Tharros.
SPAIN also colonized CENTRAL and SOUTH AMERICA.
"KITTIM" is identified with Kition or Cethium (Latin Citium,
modern-day Larnaka) on the SE coast of CYPRUS (Ant. 1:6:1). But
Daniel 11:30's "ships of Kittim" prophecy was fulfilled by ROMANS
who thwarted Antiochus Epiphanes in Egypt in 169 B.C.
Furthermore, the fact that 1 Maccabees 1:1 and 8:5 identify
"Kittim" as MACEDONIA gives a third identity! But the name
Cathay, derived from KHITAN or KHITAI which is the name of a
Mongol people who ruled China from 907 to 1125, is the ancient
name of CHINA (p.204, vol. 4, Acad. Am. Encyc.). Britannica maps
show provinces in S.China called "Cathay" and "Kathay." A branch
probably moved to JAPAN since we find "Kitami," "Akita,"
"Sakata," "Kyoto" and "Kitakyushu" cities there.
"DODANIM" is "Rodanim" (1 Ch.1:7; LXX), the island of RHODES in
the Aegean. Yet "Dodonians" were mentioned as an ancient people
(Iliad 2:748; Herod.2:52-57) and the Targum renders it
"Dardania," a city on the "Dardanelles," after which the strait
was named (cf. Herod.1:189; 7:43; Iliad 2:819). "Dodona" was also
a city in EPEIRUS (Strabo map 7) and Rhodes had colonies in
SPAIN, called "Rhodes" (3:4:8; 14:2:10) and in ITALY, called
"Parthenope" and "Elpiae" and around the Sybaris River; and in
the BALEARIC ISLANDS (14:2:10). The Dodecanese (a group of
islands in the Aegean) and the mouth of the Rhone River
(anciently called the "Rhodanus" - p.386, Rawlinson's) and Genoa
or Liguria where the Ligurians live are all colonies.
In summary, we see that JAPHETH inhabited "the mountains Taurus
and Amanus" (eastern Turkey) and "proceeded along Asia, as far as
the river Tanais (Don), and along Europe to Cadiz (Spain)"
(Ant.1:6:1). Apparently JAPHETH'S white children populated
southern Europe while his oriental children populated Asia!
SHEM
The name "SHEM" literally means "name," "reputation" or "renown"
in Hebrew. Truly, the white, Caucasian nations have produced more
inventions, created more wealth and built greater civilizations
than either of the other two branches of Noah. "SEMITE" is
defined as a person "of CAUCASIAN stock comprising chiefly Jews
and Arabs but in ancient times also including Babylonians,
Assyrians, Phoenicians (sic), and others of the eastern
Mediterranean area" (p.1179, Amer. Her. Dict.). Noah prophesied
that GOD "shall dwell in the tents of SHEM" (Gen.9:26-27). The
Fenton, Moffatt and Revised Versions all support this rendition.
So does The Book of Jubilees (8:16). Caucasian nations of Europe,
America, and elsewhere are the "Christian" nations of the world!
For all their faults, they do also have many virtues. These are
the nations that distribute the BIBLE worldwide. These are the
nations with churches, synagogues and seminaries. This prophecy
requires that God's TRUE CHURCH be found among CAUCASIANS!
SHEM'S portion was "the middle of the earth ... from the middle
of the Mountain Rafu (Urals?), from the exit of the water of the
river Tina (Tanais or Don), and his portion goes toward the west
through the midst of this river ... and this river empties and
pours its waters into the sea Miot (Meotis or Aral), and this
river goes into the great sea (Mediterranean): all that is toward
the north of this is Japhet's, and all that is to the direction
of the south is Shem's. And it reaches until it comes to Karaso
(Karystos - a city in Euboea, Greece?), which is in the bosom of
the tongue which looks toward the south (Aegean Sea).... and it
proceeds until it reaches ... the south of the water of Gejon
(Geon or Nile, Ant.1:1:3) ... and it proceeds toward the north
until it approaches the garden of Eden (Persian Gulf area),
toward the south thereof to the south, and from the east of the
whole land of Eden, and toward the east, and it turns toward the
east, and proceeds until it approaches toward the east of the
hills whose name is Rafa (Urals?)" (Jub.8:10-14; see also 8:19).
The land of Shem "has neither heat nor frost, for it is mixed in
coldness and heat" (8:25). EUROPE was also colonized by SHEM.
Unlike HAM'S sons who were either BLACK or WHITE (Arkites &
Hamathites were probably white and Egyptian drawings and
paintings portray white-skinned as well as black-skinned
Egyptians.), or JAPHETH'S sons who were either ORIENTAL or WHITE
(Madai, Tarshish and Javan all have white branches while most of
the rest are oriental) SHEM'S sons were ALL WHITE! This fact
proves that Noah and his three sons were all of the WHITE race.
How else could SHEM'S children be consistently ALL WHITE?
"ELAM" became the Elamites whose capital was Susa or Shushan
(Dan.8:2). His portion was "east of the river Tiger" up to India
(Jub.9:2). He became a PERSIAN province called "Elymais" and
"Susiana." Josephus says the Elamites were the ancestors of the
"PERSIANS" (1:6:4). In fact, Ezra 4:9 associates PERSIA and ELAM
together (see also Jer. 49:34-39). But according to Lempriere's
Classical Dictionary, article "Elimea," these people migrated to
Illyricum (YUGOSLAVIA). Strabo's map 7 places "Elimeia" in
MACEDONIA. One of the most important rivers of Elam was the
"Croatis" (Enc. Brit., Vol.9, p.140) and "Croatia" is a republic
in N.W.YUGOSLAVIA! Even the capital Zagreb reminds one of the
ZAGROS Mountains of ELAM. And the Elamite river "Surappi" may
have given its name to SERBIA, Yugoslavia. Thus the MEDES
(Ukraine) and PERSIANS (E.Europe) again dwell side by side.
"ASSHUR" became ASSYRIA (Ant.1:6:4) whose portion was "the land
of Asur and Nineva and Sinaor and to the border of India"
(Jub.9:3). Indeed, part of Asshur did settle in this area known
as "Carmania" (Strabo map 12) or "Germania" (Herodotus 1:125).
This name is no accident! The GERMAN language "bears the
strongest organic resemblance to the languages spoken in India
and Persia" (p.994, vol.l, Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman
Geography) and there is a repsemblance existing between the
manners and customs of the ancient GERMANS and those of the
Persians (p.993, ibid.). Strabo even said "they are a warlike
people" (15:2:14) which agrees with modern GERMAN history, Most
Assyrians moved west from the fertile crescent and invaded
Hittite territory in Turkey (Diodorus Siculus 2:2:3). They gave
their name "Germa" to three towns in western and central Turkey
and to three other towns called "Germanicopolis" in N.W., N. and
S.Turkey (p.992 & 998, ibid.). Moving north of the Black Sea,
they named "Germihera" (p.998, ibid.). Pliny the Elder noticed
the Assyrians living north of the Black Sea (Natural History
4:12) in his day. Later they invaded Europe west of the Rhine
while allied with "Quadi" (from Agade [Akkadia]) and "Allemanni"
from Halman [Aleppo] - Cambridge Anc. Hist., 3:136 or the Helmand
River of Afghanistan) among others (Jerome, Letter 123, p.237).
This is precisely where GERMANY was located at the time (Ammianus
Marcellinus 1:558) giving her name to the "Garumna" River
Garonne today, p.386, Rawlinson) and a "Vienna (Strabo map 4).
Later GERMANY was pushed back. "Nineveh" backwards became
"Vienna" and "Asshur" became "Prussia" backwards and "Austria"
and "Saar" forwards (The Assyrian language, Aramaic, read right
to left.) More parallels between German tribes and Assyrian names
are as follows: Goths (Guti), Heruli (Haran), Silesians
(Cilicia), Vandals (Lake Van), Lugii (Lagash), Teutones (Tuttul),
Suabi (Zab Rivers), Marsi (Kingdom of Mari), Eburones (Habur
River), Tungri (Tegarama), Cherusci and Caeraesi (Carchemish),
Chauci and Chasuarii (Cossi) (art. "Germany").
"ARPACHSHAD" is a compound of Arpha and Chesed (cp. Gen. 22:22).
The Aramaic "Chesed" became the Greek "Chaldu." (A well-known
peculiarity of Aramaic is that "S" changes to "L" when followed
by a "D" [Encyc. Judaica 5:330]). The commonplace Hurrian "Arip"
or cuneiform "Arrapha" became "Urfa" (city in Turkey) or "Ur" for
short. Thus we have "Ur of the Chaldeans" (11:28). He is the
father of the CHALDEANS (Ant.1:6:4) who came from the
ARRAPACHITIS region between lakes Van and Urmiah (Ptolemy 6:1-2).
His portion was "toward the east of the Euphrates, bordering on
the Erythrian Sea (Red Sea and Indian Ocean - Strabo map 12) and
all the waters of the desert until near to the tongue of the sea
which looks toward Egypt (Red Sea?), and all the sand of Lebanon
and Saner (Shinar?) and Amana (Amanus Mts. in N. Syria) to the
border of the Euphrates" (Jub.9:4). Branches of "Chaldaei" are
located in Arabia (Strabo 16:3:3) and Babylon (1:2:15) and Turkey
(12:3:18 8 and 28) but one of the consequences of Syria wars with
ITALY was "the first appearance in ITALY of the Chaldaei
prisoners (Cumont, Oriental Religions, p.105). They also went to
SPAIN and FRANCE (E.L.Martin, Race Change In Ancient Italy). The
Vandals (from Lake Van) "overran GAUL, SPAIN, and northern AFRICA
in the fourth and fifth centuries A.D. and sacked ROME in A.D.
455" (Am. Her. Dict.). VENETIA and VENICE are where large numbers
settled. Also Hurrians and Heruli (from Haran) and Lombards
(called originally Vanili - art. "Lombards") and Goths (whose
origin "can hardly be separated from that of the Vandals" - art.
"Goths") are found in ITALY, SPAIN, and GAUL. Somewhat in ROMANIA
too (Britannica articles). Thus, the Chaldeans are associated
with ROME in the Bible (cp. Isa.48:20; Jer.51:7; Rev.17:4, 9) or,
more loosely, with S.W.EUROPE! CALEDONIA (Scotland today)
probably takes its name from Chaldean, but the Bible uses a more
specific ancestor when identifying Scotland. A small branch of
Chaldeans were anciently called "Chalybes"(12:3:19-20) or
"Chabyles" (Strabo vo1.8, p.278) who apparently settled in N.
AFRICA as "Kabyles."
"LUD" became "LYDIA" (Ant.1:6:4) in W.ASIA MINOR just as Isaiah
66:19 indicates as a location. His portion was "the land of Arara
(Ararat)," and "the mountains of Asur (Assur)" (Jub.9:6).
Herodotus 1:7 mentions "Lydus" as the first king of Lydia (see
7:74). Egyptian monuments portray this nation of "Luden" as
Semitic and not far from the fertile crescent.
"ARAM" settled in SYRIA, the Greek name for ARAM (Ant. 1:6:4).
His portion was "all the land of Mesopotamia, between the Tiger
and the Euphrates, toward the north of the Chaldees, to the
border of the mountains of Asur" (Jub.9:5). (mountains of Asshur
= Amanus, Taurus, Urartu & Zagros ranges of Mesopotamia's west,
north and east). Damascus was the capital of ARAM (Isa.7:8).
The Hebrew word "ARAM" is translated SYRIA quite often in the KJV
(see 2 Sam.15:8; Isa.9:12; 17:3; Jer.35:11; Ez.16:57; 27:16;
Am.1:5; 9:7; Hos.12:12; etc.) The LXX does this too. Homer's
Iliad (2:785) and Hesiod's Theogony (304) call the inhabitants of
SYRIA "ARIMOI." The name SYRIA first appears in Herodotus 7:63
where it is defined as a synonym of ASSYRIA. Although that idea
is incorrect, it shows the two peoples did overlap. The most
universal ancient language was ARAMAIC and the name ARMENIA came
from him too. A branch of ARAM became the SYRYENIANS who
colonized N.W.RUSSIA (Encyc. Brit. art. "Syryenians" ). The
ancient name "ARMORICA" in N.W.FRANCE may be a colony too. Did
ARAM name AMERICA?
"UZ" founded Trachonitis and Damascus (Ant.1:6:4). The "Ausitai"
tribe in the SYRIAN desert (LXX on Job 1:15,17) probably came
from him. Arabian tradition says the Hauran at Deir Eiyub (Job's
"monastery") near Nawa (see Koran 38:41) was where Job suffered
(see Job 1:1). Jeremiah 25:20 indicates a SYRIAN location for
"UZ" also. The "Uzbegs" of Afghanistan may be a colony. (Also see
Targum on 1 Ch.1:17) Also the "Ausonians" (Strabo 5:3:6).
"HUL" founded ARMENIA (Ant.1:6:4), named after his father. He
gave his name to the land of Huleh, near the source of the Jordan
River. "Halsings" of SWEDEN may be a colony.
"GETHER" became the BACTRIANS (Ant.1:6:4) who were annexed by
PERSIA and today are in AFGHANISTAN. Other colonies became the
"Goths" or "Gotarna" of SWEDEN and the "Guti" of IRAN. Much of E.
EUROPE is labeled "Getarum Terra" on map 6 of Strabo. The
"Ostrogoths" and "Visigoths" are branches
"MASH" (Gen. 10:23) or "MESHECH" (1 Ch. 1:17) (LXX has "Mosoch"
in both places) must be associated with RUSSIA (Japhetic
Meshech), so this was the son whose descendants became
SYRYENIANS! Mash dwelt anciently on the northern boundary of
Mesopotamia called the "Mons Masius" (Strabo; see also Kesseth
HaSofer). Josephus calls their dwelling "Charax Spasini."
Evidence of MASH in PAKISTAN can be seen in names like "Mashkel
Desert" and "Mashkid River" (Encyc. Brit. art. "Baluchistan") and
in IRAN with "Mashhad" or "Meshed." The MYSIANS of W. TURKEY had
a Mysius River and as MOESIANS moved to E.EUROPE (map 6). Also, a
PERSIAN name for PERSIA was "Parsamash." Damascus and Carchemish
may take their names from MASH also.
"SHELAH" founded Salacia, PORTUGAL (map 3), Salyes, FRANCE map
4), and became the "Salassi" tribe of ITALY (map 6). We also see
the "Salas River" of GERMANY (map 6) see Strabo 7:1:3 and 4:1:3
also). "Salo" is a seaport city of the DALMATIANS and "Salina" a
city in SPAIN.
"EBER" is the HEBREWS (Gen.14:13), the "Habiru" or "Ha iru" of
cuneiform monuments. The name literally means "the tribe which
came from) the other side (of the Euphrates - from Haran)"
because Abram migrated to Canaan from Haran. Names such as
"Hebrus River" (called Evros today in Greece), "Iberus River"
(called Ebro today in Spain), the "Eburone" tribe of northern
FRANCE (Strabo's map 4) whom Lempriere says are of BELGIUM while
adding that the "Eburovices Aulerci" were in Normandy (p.218) and
"Berones" of northern SPAIN (map 3) as well as the island of
HIBERNIA (Ireland today) and HEBRIDES (off Scotland) may take
their names from him. The ancient name for York in England was
"Eboracum" (p.396, Rawlinson's Ancient History). Ptolemy says the
British Isles "were peopled by descendants of the Hebrew Race,
who were skilled in smelting operations, and excelled in working
metals." Even the IBERIAN peninsula took its name from the Celts
passing through since "Iberes" is the Gaelic name for Hebrews.
"JOKTAN" settled first in ARABIA (Gen.10:30) as "Kochton" the
founder of YEMEN (Kesseth HaSofer, 123a). Arabs call him Kahtan
or Yuktan. But JOKTAN and his sons moved and "inhabited from
Cophen, an Indian river (called Kabul today in AFGHANISTAN &
PAKISTAN), and in part of Asia adjoining to it" (Ant.1:6:4). We
read that "YOTKAN (was), the ancient capital of the kingdom of
KHOTAN" in E. TURKESTAN. Another town is called "Yarkand."
(Encyc. Brit., art. "Turkestan") His son SHELEPH settled in
ARABIA under the names "Salaf" or "Sulaf" in Sabean inscriptions
for a Yemenite district and tribe; another son JERAH named
"Yurakh" Yemen and "Yarah" Hijaz and "Jerakon Kome" (Ptolemy);
HADORAM named the fruitful valley known even today as "Hadramaut"
in S.ARABIA; UZAL, another son, named "Auzal," the ancient
capital of YEMEN according to Arabian tradition; OBAL named
"Abil" - a frequent geographic name in YEMEN; SHEBA named
"Sabeans"; regarding OPHIR, Strabo and Eliny say S.E.ARABIA on
the Persian Gulf was a famous gold-producing area; for HAVILAH
see under HAM; JOBAB named "Juhaibab" (a town mentioned near
Mecca in a Sabean inscription) in ARABIA. In INDIA, Joktan's son
called OPHIR deserves special attention because the LXX renders
Ophir "Sophera " which is the same as Sophir, the Coptic name for
INDIA. Also, Supara is an ancient city on the west coast of INDIA
and all the goods of 1 Kings 10:22 are more or less appropriate
to INDIA. Evidence of Joktanite colonies in EUROPE is seen in
Yugoslavian "Dalmatia" (ALMODAD), Polish "Sarmatia"
(HAZARMAVETH), Italian "Salapia" (SHELEPH), Italian "Sabines" and
Yugoslavian river "Savus" (SHEBA) and Greek "Epirus" (OPHIR). In
the AMERICAS we find evidence of JOKTANITE colonies also.
Although Josephus locates OPHIR in INDIA (Ant.8:6:4), and Jerome
follows suit, "The Living Torah," page 30, lists some authors who
identify OPHIR with the New World! One possibility is PERU which
had a great deal of gold! Joktanite Indians may be the "Yokuts"
of CALIFORNIA ("The Golden State"). The "Yukatan" Peninsula and
"Yukon" River may take their names from him.
"PELEG" means "division" (Tower of Babel?) or "water canal"
(Assyr. "palgu" means canal as well as Heb. "peleg") and the
ancient city of Phalga was located at the junction of the
Euphrates and Chaboras rivers where there may have been many
water channels. The PELAGONIANS (of MACEDONIA - Strabo 7:7:8),
the PELIGNI (of ITALY - 5:2:1) and the PELASGIANS (of ITALY and
GREECE - 5:2:3-4) are his sons.
Other important identities revealed in the Bible are as follows:
MOAB and AMMON (Gen.19:36-38) are JORDAN whose capital is Amman!
Isaiah 11:14 indicates a location near Palestine. HARAN became
the HERULI and HARRIANS of S.W.EUROPE (11:27)! ISHMAEL is the
ARABS (16:12; 17:20) as they themselves admit. ESAU became EDOM
(25:30) or IDUMEA. One son called "Amalek" gave his name to the
capital of JAGATAI in central Asia called "Almalik" (Acad. Amer.
Encyc., vol. 2, p.255) but "Teman" gave his name to the OTTOMAN
Empire (cp.Gen.36:11 and Obad.9) who stand "in the crossway"
(Obad. 14) - the Bosporus and Dardanelles area. Strabo mentions
the "ODOMANTES" tribe in N.GREECE and the "ODOMANTIS" country in
ARMENIA (vol.3, p.359 and vol.5, p.325). Thus we see ESAU in both
TURKEY and TURKESTAN! From Abraham's wife KETURAH we have six
sons (Gen.25:2) who went "eastward, unto the east country" (25:6)
or INDIA called "BRAHMINS" after Abraham. But "Epher" (25:4) may
have become the PERSIANS and "Asshurim" (25:3) joined GERMANY and
"Medan" and "Midian" became neighbors of MADAI (the Medes) and
"Letushim" the LATVIANS and LITHUANIANS. "Jokshan" may have
joined JOKTAN.
From Abraham's grandson ISRAEL who dwelt in GALILEE and GILEAD
(Deut.3:12,16; 1 Ch.5:3-10; 2 Ki.15:29), or GAULANITIS in
Christ's day, the GAELS of FRANCE (from Reuben and Gad's Gilead.
Narbonne, France and Ravenna, Italy may take their names from
him.) and GAELS of SCOTLAND and IRISH GAELIC languages took their
names. The JUTES and DANES of DENMARK took their names from the
JEWS and DANITES (p.54, Vetus Chronicon Holsatiae). WELSH and
WALLOONS are LEVI (reading backwards). THULE (SWEDEN) is from
NAPHTALI (where "Nephthalite Huns" probably settled).
These identities are further proved by a study of Genesis 49 and
history.
The BRITISH COMMONWEALTH of nations is EPHRAIM (Gen.35:11; 48:19)
and the UNITED STATES is MANASSEH (35:11; 48:19; 49:22-26). These
nations control the strategic land and sea gates of the world
such as the Strait of Gibraltar and Panama Canal (22:17; 24:60).
ISRAEL was known as "Isaaca" (Am.7:16) or "Iskuza" (Assyrian name
for Scythian, a people "of mean origin on the Araxes" (Diodorus
2:3) ("Araks" today) which is exactly where Israel was taken
captive (2 Ki.18:11). The Scythians made no idols (Herod.4:59),
wouldn't eat or sacrifice pigs (4:63) or learn heathen ways
(4:76). ISRAEL was also known as "Sacae" (Persian name for all
Scythians - Herod.7:64; Behistun Rock) or "Gimiri" (Babylonian
way of pronouncing Cimmerians, the name of the Scythians - Tomb
of Darius; Behistun Rock) or "Bit Khumri" (Assyrian name for
"House of Omri" Stone) or "Cymry" and "Kimmeroi" (Greek names) or
"Massagetae" (same as Scythians - Herod. 1:204,215-216). Thus
ISRAEL became the SAXONS (same as Sacae - Ptolemy) and SCOTS
(from Scythians and CYMRY WELSH (from Cymry).
END QUOTE from Hemenway's study of the migration of the nations.
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Written in 1988. Entered on Keith Hunt's Website 2003
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