Gen 10:22 | TNotes | STEP | 10:22 The descendants of Elam lived in the region of modern southwestern Iran (see 14:1 , 9 ; Ezra 4:9 ; Isa 11:11 ). • The descendants of Asshur were later Assyrians who lived under Nimrod’s jurisdiction (see Gen 10:11 ). Sumerians descended from Ham were ousted by Mesopotamian Semites. • Arphaxad possibly settled northeast of Nineveh; his descendants are further described in 11:12-26 . • Lud was near the Tigris River; its people were related to the Lydians (see 10:13 ). • Aram was a kingdom of tribes that lived in the Mesopotamian plains.

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‏ Genesis 10:22

10:22 ^a The descendants of Elam lived in the region of modern southwestern Iran (see 14:1 ^b, 9 ^c; Ezra 4:9 ^d; Isa 11:11 ^e).

• The descendants of Asshur were later Assyrians who lived under Nimrod’s jurisdiction (see Gen 10:11 ^f). Sumerians descended from Ham were ousted by Mesopotamian Semites.

• Arphaxad possibly settled northeast of Nineveh; his descendants are further described in 11:12-26 ^g.

• Lud was near the Tigris River; its people were related to the Lydians (see 10:13 ^h).

• Aram was a kingdom of tribes that lived in the Mesopotamian plains.