The Table of Nations part 1

Genesis 10 lists the names of the leaders of groups who went out from the tower of Babel.  Scripture doesn't tell us a lot about these people, except some of the listings are obviously individuals' names, and some of them are people groups. 

In After the Flood, the author gives extensive detail as to who was who in this group of peoples.  I am including that in its entirety here.

The Table of Nations—Genesis 10

The following information on the tribes and nations listed in Genesis 10 lists details about the descendants of Shem, Ham, and Japheth from secular historical sources.  It includes places of settlement following the confusion of languages and dispersion of nations from Babel, some of the names by which these nations have been known, records of the existence of these tribes from other nations, and any other interesting information that can be extracted from these records.  This information was compiled from After the Flood—The early post-flood history of Europe traced back to Noah by Bill Cooper, and the original sources for this information are listed here:

• The Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible. Four volumes with supplement.  Abingdon Press. NY. 1962
• The New Bible Dictionary. InterVarsity Press. London. 1972
• Josephus. The Antiquities of the Jews. Translated by William Whiston
• Poole, Matthew. Commentary on the Holy Bible.  Three volumes. 1685. Facsimile published by Banner of Truth Trust. London. 1962

All of these sources (except Josephus) provide the original sources for the information included in their books.  Josephus is valuable because he provides the names of the nations as they were known in the classical world.  Included in this collection are genealogical charts and maps showing the places of settlement for all of the nations.

(See following posts for the remainder of the material)