a10:13-14
bJer 47:4
cAmos 9:7
dExod 13:17
eAmos 9:7

‏ Genesis 10:13

Summary for Gen 10:13-14: 10:13-14  a The Ludites were Lydian tribes west of the Nile delta.

• The identity of the Anamites is uncertain. They were possibly Egyptians near Cyrene, west of Egypt.

• The Lehabites were possibly a Libyan tribe.

• The Naphtuhites inhabited northern Egypt.

• The Pathrusites inhabited southern Egypt.

• The Casluhites possibly inhabited an Egyptian district also known as Cyrenaica.

• The Caphtorites were Cretans (see Jer 47:4  b; Amos 9:7  c).

• The Philistines from Crete were sea people who lived intermittently in southwest Canaan during the period of the Exodus and later (Exod 13:17  d; Amos 9:7  e). They were among Israel’s most troublesome enemies during the early monarchy (see 1–2 Samuel).
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