HAM................ |Gen1016-Ham/Cham/Sekhemwy/Baunetjer/Utu/Africa, Pharaoh; Viceroy of Upper Egypt (Khem/Mizraim);
................"Scorpion King;" forefather of the southern peoples (Hamitic Africa)
................m. Quire/Neelatamek/Ne'elatama'uk/Na'eltama'uk/Ninsun/Zedkat Nabu/Nahalath
MIZRAIM................ |Gen17-Mizraim/Mesraim/Mitzrayim/Mestram/Hor Netjerikhet/Kemet/Djoser; "Double lands;"
.................founded Egypt-Mestre, Mesraites; "Serpent King"
.................m. Hetephernebti, dau. of Khasekhemwi
................. |Gen18-Philistim/Palestine
................. |Gen18-Labim/Labin/Libya
................. |Gen18-Enemim/Megimin
................. |Gen18-Ludieim/Ludin/Lud
................. |Gen18-Nedim
................. |Gen18-twin-Phethrosim/Petrosonoin
................. |Gen18-twin-Cephthorim
................. |Gen18-Chesloim/Ceslun
PHUT................ |Gen17-Phut/Put/Phuni/Lybyos; "A bow;" founded Libya/Phutites
................. |Gen18-Effuntenus/Hadan
................. |Gen18-Zeleutelup/Benah
................. |Gen18-Geluc/Gebul
................. |Gen18-Lephuc/Adan

Canaan was also the progenitor of a number of distinguished tribes, most of whom are well known in both biblical and secular history, including the Phoenicians, who were originally descended from his son Sidon, and the Southern Hittites from another son, Heth. The Phoenicians eventually became a great trading alliance of Tarshish as well as Sidon and Tyre, all of whom assisted Israel in its trading endeavours under David and Solomon. This alliance eventually became the Punic civilisation from Carthage and included Edomites. The Hittite Empire was a large aggregation of people, which included the sons of Gomer in what is now Turkey, based at Troy and to the East and North. Even the sons of Cush from Ethiopia took part in the Trojan war that ended in 1054 BCE, as allies of the Hittites

CANAAN............... |Gen17-Canaan/Chanaan; "Down low;" founded Canaanites/Judeans/Phoenicians
................ |Gen18-Sidonius/Zidon/Sydona/Sidon
................ |Gen18-Heth; founded Hittites/Khittae
................ |Gen18-Jebuseus
................ |Gen18-Amorreus/Amori
................ |Gen18-Gergesus/Gergashi
................ |Gen18-Eudeus
................ |Gen18-Arucas (possessed Arce)
................ |Gen18-Sin/Sineus/Seni/Simmin
................ |Gen18-Arudeus (possessed the island Aradus)
................ |Gen18-Samareus
................ |Gen18-Amathus/Amathin; inhabited Amathine/Amathe/Epiphania
CUSH................ |Gen17-Cush/Chus/Kush; founder of the city of Kish
................m. Bernerib; "Sweetheart"
................m. Khenthap
................m. Neithotep A
................m. Semiramus/Shemiramis
................ |Gen18-Tiarilah
................ |Gen18-Sabas/Seba/Sheba; founded Sabeans/Kingdom of Jemameh in Arabia
................ |Gen18-Havilah/Evilas; founded Evileans/Getuli
................ |Gen18-Sabathes/Sabta/Sabtecha/Sabactas; founded Sabactens/Sabathens/Astaborans
................ |Gen18-Ragmus/Raamah; "Thunder;" founded Ragmeans
................. |Gen19-Dedan; "Low ground"
................. |Gen19-Sheba
................. |Gen19-Judadas; settled the Judadeans, Ethiopia

Though not clearly stated in the Bible, Nimrod has since ancient times traditionally been considered to be the one who led the people to build the Tower of Babel. Since his kingdom included the towns in Shinar, it is believed likely that it was under his direction that the building began. This is the view adopted in the Targums and later texts such as the writings of Josephus. Some extrabiblical sources, however, assert to the contrary, that he left the district before the building of the tower. According to Hebrew traditions, he was of Mizraim by his mother, but came from Cush son of Ham and expanded Asshur, which he inherited. His name has become proverbial as that of a "mighty hunter". His "kingdom" comprised Babel (Babylon), Erech (Uruk), Accad (Akkad), and Calneh, in the land of Shinar, otherwise known as "the land of Nimrod."

NIMROD................ |Gen18-S: Nimrod/Narmer/Nembroth/Nebrod/Bilak/Ninus ;
.................Pharoah of Egypt; Kushite prince; "The Mighty Hunter;" "The Deliverer"
.................w. mother Semiramus/Shemiramis
.................w. step-mother Nithotep A
................. |Gen19-N-Hor-Aha/Ity/Teti/Menes?, Pharaoh of Egypt; "His arm is raised;" "Fighting Hawk"
..................w. grand-mother Bernerib; "Sweetheart"
..................w. Hent
.................. |Gen20-H-Horus-Djer/Athothis, Pharaoh of Egypt; "Horus who succours"
...................m. Merneith/Meritnit/Meryet-Nit/Meryt-Neith
................... |Gen21-Horus-Den/Dewen/Udimu/Oudimou, Pharaoh of Egypt
.................... |Gen22-Anedjib/Enezib/Horus-Adjib/Andjyeb, Pharaoh of Egypt; "Man with Bold Heart"

The Bible does not mention any meeting between Nimrod and Abraham. In fact, there is a gap of seven generations between them, Nimrod being Noah's great grandson while Abraham was ten generations removed from Noah (Genesis 10,11). Nevertheless, later Jewish tradition brings the two of them together in a cataclysmic collision, a potent symbol of the cosmic confrontation between Good and Evil, and specifically of Monotheism against paganism and idolatry.

After the fall of the Dynasty of Ur, Babylonia was itself conquered by the Amorites who founded the dynasty to which Khammurabi, the Amraphel of Genesis 14:1, belonged. In an inscription found near Diarbekir the only title given to Khammurabi is "king of the land of the Amorites." Babylonian now became the official, literary and commercial language of Canaan, and schools were established there in which the cuneiform script was taught. Canaanitish culture became wholly Babylonian; even its theology and gods were derived from Babylonia. The gods and goddesses of Babylonia migrated to Canaan; places received their names from Nebo or Nin-ip; Hadad became Amurru "the Amorite god"; Ishtar passed into Ashtoreth, and Asirtu, the female counterpart of Asir, the national god of Assyria, became Asherah, while her sanctuary, which in Assyria was a temple, was identified in Canaan with the old fetish of an upright stone or log. But human sacrifice, and more especially the sacrifice of the firstborn son, of which we find few traces in Babylonia, continued to be practiced with undiminished frequency until, as we learn from the excavations, the Israelite conquest brought about its suppression.

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