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Study 3 – “When the Most
High divided the Nations”
After the Flood
The 2 Seeds - Creation to the Flood
(Abel) – Seth
Enos
Cainan
Mahalaleel
Jared
Antagonists
Methusaleh
Lamech
Noah
After the Flood
Cain
Enoch
Irad
Mehujael
Methusael
(7)
Jabal, Jubal,
Tubal-cain
“Whereby the world that then
was, being overflowed with
water, perished”
After the Flood
The Structure of
– The ark vacated – sacrifice made.
– The principles of a new beginning.
– Terms and token of God’s covenant.
– Sin reappears - its solution foretold.
– The division of the nations.
– The rebellion of Nimrod.
– The generations of Shem.
– The generations of Terah.
– The call of Abram.
After the Flood
The Land of Shinar
Heading
“And the beginning of his
kingdom was Babel, and Erech,
and Accad, and Calneh, in the
land of Shinar.” –
After the Flood
Nimrod – 13th generation from Adam
Adam
His name means - “The
Cain
Rebel” or “We will rebel”.
Enoch (1st city named)
Irad
Mehujael
Methusael
Lamech (7th )
3 to the flood - Noah
Ham
Cush
Nimrod (13th = rebellion)
After the Flood
“So Yahweh scattered
Heading them abroad
from thence upon the face of all
the earth: and they left off to build
the city.”
After the Flood
70 nations from Shem, Ham and
Japheth
14 nations from Japheth
30 nations from Ham
26 nations from Shem
Total
70
(Key - Count names only once and omit Noah,
Shem, Ham and Japheth, and the names of cities)
After the Flood
The table of Nations….
From Shem, Ham and Japheth
“…of
them
was
the
whole
earth
overspread.”
After the Flood
Heading
“…a modern scholar has traced all existing
languages
to
three
original
sources…”
- Edersheim
After the Flood
Shem –
 Why “the father of all the children of Eber”?
 Eber is number 11 in the list of progeny!
 Eber – from the root eber – across, on the
opposite side.
 The primary root abar – to cross over (used
widely of any transition) - occurs 29 times
of Israel
Jordan.
– “Abram the Hebrew” - an
Eberite (that is, Hebrew) or descendant of
Eber.
After the Flood
Eber and Hebrew
Muslim historian of the 13th
century, Abu al-Fida relates the
story that the patriarch Eber (an
ancestor of Abraham) was allowed
to keep the original tongue,
Hebrew in this case, because he
would not partake in the building
(i.e. of the tower of Babel).
After the Flood
After the Flood – Patriarchal Line
Noah - 950
Shem - 600
Arphaxad - 438
Salah - 433
Eber - 464
Peleg - 239
Reu - 239
Serug - 230
100
Nahor - 148
Terah - 205
Nimrod’s
rebellion
Abram - 175
After the Flood
Died 35
yrs after
Abraham
Peleg –
 Peleg – “division”. Strong suggests the
division of an earthquake. Root –
channel, canal.
 Names occurs
O.T. (only) =
Related to
.
 “in his days was the earth divided” –
badal – sig. to divide by distinguishing,
making a distinction. Used –
.
After the Flood
“When the most High divided to the
nations their inheritance, when he
separated the sons of Adam,
.
For the LORD'S portion is his people;
Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.”
 Jacob had
sons = Number of Israel.
– Jacob had 70 ‘sons’.
After the Flood
“In his days was the earth divided”
Shem
Elam, Asshur,
Arphaxad, Lud, Aram
Salah
Uz, Hul,
Gether,
Mash
, Mizraim, Phut,
Canaan
Seba, Havilah,
Sabtah, Raamah,
Sabtechah,
Sheba,
Dedan
Peleg, (12)
Joktan
After the Flood
Division
1.
2.
3.
Shem
Elam
Asshur
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Lud
Aram
Uz
Hul
Gether
Mash
Salah (“sprout”)
Eber (father of Hebrews)
After the Flood
The generations of Shem
“According to the number…..”
1.
Shem
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Salah
Eber
Peleg
Reu
Serug
Nahor
Terah
11. Isaac
12. Jacob
Joktan – Representative of Rebels





Joktan is the 13th descendant of Shem listed.
He was born after the division of the nations.
His name means “He will be made little”.
Its numerical value is 169 = 13 x 13.
He had 13 sons - Numerical value of sons
names is 2756 = 212 x 13.
13 is the Biblical number of rebellion .
Nimrod was the 13th generation from Adam – his
name means
.
After the Flood
Israel and the Nations
Then the Gentiles
12 = Israel
70 = Gentiles
– Elim
12 wells of water
70 palm trees
12 disciples sent to
preach
70 disciples sent to
preach
Perfect Israel - The
Redeemed
Redeemed out of all
nations
After the Flood
As a
result of
the
Flood,
there
are 12
tectonic
plates
on the
earth’s
crust!
After the Flood
Heading
Israel the only ‘immortal’ nation
– “…though I make
of all nations whither I have scattered
thee, yet will I not make a full end of
thee (Israel)….”
– “Fear thou not, O Jacob my
servant, saith the LORD: for I am with
thee; for I will make
of all the
nations whither I have driven thee: but I
will not make a full end of thee, but
correct thee in measure; yet will I not
leave thee wholly unpunished.”
After the Flood
Plan of the Most High –
When the most High divided to
the nations their inheritance,
when he separated the sons of
Adam,
.
For Yahweh’s portion is his
people; Jacob is the lot of his
inheritance.
After the Flood
Feast of Tabernacles - The Ingathering
Seven days - 15th to 21st day of Tishri (7th month)
Day 1 - (
Day 2 - (
Day 3 - (
Day 4 - (
Day 5 - (
Day 6 - (
Day 7 - (
)
)
)
)
)
) 13 bullocks offered
12
11
10
9
8
7 = Total 70 (The Nations)
8th Day - One bullock offered (
–
After the Flood
)–
.
Study 4 (God willing) –
“The Rise of Babylon the
Great”